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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780425161029
ISBN number: 0425161021
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: November 01, 1998
Publishing house: Berkley
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The wreckage of a private plane plunges charter pilot Joe Martin into deadly danger in the icy desert of Cape Desolation, Greenland...
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I am a big fan of Jack Higgins so i guess i am somewhat bias. This was a quick read and i liked it.
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Joe Martin doesn't want to be the leading man. He's quite content to leave that to his good friend, the famous actor Jack Desforge. All Joe wants to do is fly his plane, take what jobs come to him, and make his way as best he can. But when Joe is hired to take some insurance men and the widow Mrs. Kelso up to a Greenland ice cap to investigate and identify the remains of a wrecked plane, his nightmares come to life.
If suspense is what you're looking for you'll find it here in East Of Desolation. Jack Higgins weaves a tale of twists and turns which will keep you guessing. Like the best roler coaster ride you won't see the subsequent twist in the track till it takes your breath away. A fast paced story and a quick read, this is suspense adventure writing at it's best.
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I very first read this book over a Turkey BLT at Ruby Tuesday's before work. I finished the book when I did I read it again.....Set in Greenland Joe Martin gets over his head in a plot only Higgins could write.
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Told from the view of the narrator, charter pilot Joe Martin, the tale was unfolded, introducing the desolation of remote communities in Greenland and how it affected the so-called civilised people when they left the exile of urbanisation and returned to nature.
What was it about Cape Desolation, one of the most challenging places in the world to survive, that attracted various folks who had been born and bred in the big cities? Movie stars, insurance agents, beautiful women all combined to produce volatile tension when an abandoned plane was discovered in the middle of nowhere with 2 dead bodies. A supposed griefing widow, an overly solicitious insurance agent, Joe discovered that greed can rear its ugly head in the most unexpected quarters.
In a fashion, this book followed the style of Alistair Maclean when the narrator described everything that he saw, heard and felt, but refrained from revealing all the knowledge available.
A good mix of mystery and turns, even if the excitement of the wilderness and artic aviation failed to rouse you, the superb drama between lively characters, with all the human failings and foibles would serve to delight and entertain, making this book hard to put down.
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Higgins has again produced another classic book. Set in Greenland, Higgins has taken readers around the globe again in a fast paced adventure with an ending I doubt anyone not peeking will predict. I've read over twenty of his books, and this one is one of my very favorites.
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