This one brought a tear to my eye. There was a whole lot of tenderness throughout this book. Mercy was shown even to the first of the betrayers. The other betrayers lost their lives essentially at their own hand. Of course, the essential story is, as usual, off-the-wall but it still captures one's interest. ( )

This novel is number 6 in the Dillon series and is basically a kidnapping & ransom story with the details jiggled a little.

The illegitimate daughter of the President of the United States is kidnapped by Israeli hardliners in an attempt to blackmail him into signing off on the wholesale attack of Israel's enemies - Iran, Iraq & Syria.

Predictably the hero, Sean Dillon, enters the fray and after a few ups and downs the day is saved yet again.

Overall, it's not a bad book, it doesn't redefine the genre by any means but if you're looking for something to pass the time it will do the job.

I do have to say though, 6 books in to the Sean Dillon series the plot paths are getting a little stale: problem occurs visit someone from past who miraculously has the solution, or miraculously is in strife and will trade help for the solution go on to save the day after a temporary set back occurs.

Am hoping the next one mixes things up a bit. ( )

I picked this up off my dad's nightstand on a rainy summer day when I was 16 and I actually got really into it, which surprised me because I had never read a thriller/action type book in my life. It's not a masterpiece, but it was a fun read. ( )

Mildly interesting thesis for the plot. I agree with other reviewers that the book has continual 'action', but often it seems that the 'action' is generally more a straight telling of a story without much description. I found the climax to be more involved in this regard, but I actually contemplated not even reading the end because there was no suspense as to how it would occur. All in all, a weak read, mildly entertaining, but could have skipped it and not missed it. ( )

A good read that gets you right into the action from page one. This is the second "Sean Dillon" book that I have read by Jack Higgins though I preferred "Drink With the Devil". Here, Dillon has been asked to rescue the daughter of the President from some Israeli extremists. Like other Higgen's books, the characters are net very complex (with the exception perhaps of Sean Dillon).

What I liked about this book is, like an old B-movie, it never slows down. Dillon and his connections have almost no time to solve a mystery and prevent an international crisis…and he's only in it for the money and the fact that he would hate to see a nice woman like the President's daughter get rubbed out by a crazy man.

Reserve this book for the beach. Don't expect Wuthering Heights and prepare to turn some pages real fast. ( )