Customer Reviews
Great Spy Thriller - By: Spidergrid, 31 Jul 2008 
I picked this book up not really knowing what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised & was gripped from the very beginning - I must say the very first line of the story is probably among the most intriguing ever:
"The last camel collapsed at noon."
Great alternate spy/spycatcher chapter format to keep the chase alive & the pages turning, though I'm subtracting a point for some clumsy eroticism. I suppose that the spy thriller genre demands it, but I just cringe & feel like I'm reading Mills & Boone or something.
Otherwise pick up this book & enjoy.
A great spy novel, as good "Eye of the needle" - By: Maciej K., 20 Sep 2007 
Although I can not agree that this book is better that the already legendary "Eye of the needle", I must admit thatin his second book Ken Follett managed to do as well asin his first. This story takes placein Egypt during WWII & has for hero Alex Wolff, a German spy infiltratedin Cairoin 1942 by a daring raid through Sahara (this is partly inspired by real events - there was such an operation). Fluentin Arabic as well asin English, helped by local Arab sympatizers, Wolff proves to be a particularly dangerous man - information he transmits to Rommel headquarters helps Germans winning a couple of desert battles. Finally, British counter intelligence realises that there must be an undetected spy network somewherein Cairo or Alexandria & the laborious investigation begins... This book is quite realistic & keeps good suspense until very end. I enjoyed reading it & recommend it warmly. Oh, &in fact, referring to the previous review, it already WAS adapted to cinema,in 1985, with David Soul playing Alex Wolff.
awesome - By: Mr. L. Wright, 24 May 2007 better than eye of the needle which get all the plaudits.....grippng..intresting....entertaining......why has this not been made into a film ?????
Ken Follet' s best one - By: , 22 Jul 1999 The best novel Ken Follet has ever write. The characters are very realistic & well described. You can find here a mix of romance & adventure that is difficult to findin other authors. Really, the best Ken Follet.
