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Gerald Seymour was born on November 25, 1941 in Guilford, Surrey, England. He received a BA Honors degree in Modern History from University College London. He was a broadcast journalist who covered many overseas conflicts including the Vietnam War, the Munich Olympics massacre, and Palestinian visa mer militant groups. His first book, Harry's Game, was published in 1975 and soon afterwards, he retired from journalism to become a full-time author. Many of his other books were adapted into television movies and Field of Blood was adapted as the feature film, The Informant, starring Timothy Dalton. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Gerald Seymour

The Unknown Soldier (2004) 199 exemplar
Traitor's Kiss (2003) 183 exemplar
Rat Run (2005) 172 exemplar
Condition Black (1990) 171 exemplar
A Line in the Sand (1999) — Författare — 162 exemplar
The Journeyman Tailor (1992) 156 exemplar
The Walking Dead (2007) 153 exemplar
The Waiting Time (1998) 146 exemplar
The Heart of Danger (1995) 146 exemplar
The Collaborator (2009) 145 exemplar
Home Run (1989) 140 exemplar
Archangel (1982) 139 exemplar
The Untouchable (2001) 137 exemplar
Holding the Zero (2000) 136 exemplar
At Close Quarters (1987) 134 exemplar
Field of Blood (1985) 130 exemplar
Killing Ground (1781) 127 exemplar
The Dealer and the Dead (2010) 125 exemplar
Timebomb (2008) 121 exemplar
In Honour Bound (1984) 120 exemplar
A Deniable Death (1600) 119 exemplar
The Glory Boys (1976) 118 exemplar
A Song in the Morning (1986) 116 exemplar
The Fighting Man (1993) 114 exemplar
Kingfisher (1977) 112 exemplar
Rödräven (1976) 101 exemplar
The Contract (1605) 82 exemplar
The Outsiders (2012) 74 exemplar
No Mortal Thing (2015) 66 exemplar
Vagabond (1745) 61 exemplar
The Corporal's Wife (2013) 59 exemplar
Jericho's War (2017) 45 exemplar
A Damned Serious Business (2018) 33 exemplar
The Crocodile Hunter (2021) 33 exemplar
The Foot Soldiers (2022) 21 exemplar
Beyond Recall (2020) 15 exemplar
Battle Sight Zero (2019) 15 exemplar
IN AT THE KILL (2023) 11 exemplar
The Best Revenge (2024) 4 exemplar
In at the Kill (2023) 2 exemplar
Hjältarna (1978) 2 exemplar
L'angolo del mondo 1 exemplar
Atirador De Elite 1 exemplar
Red Fox and Harry's Game (1979) 1 exemplar
Kungsfiskaren (1979) 1 exemplar
Tot elke prijs (1989) 1 exemplar
Traitors Kiss 1 exemplar
At Close Quarters 1 exemplar

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I have to admit that the character of Jonas Merrick, aged, quiet, a little bit grumpy, man of routine, is the nearest to Smiley that I have read. Here, he is scheming to take down the networks the Chinese have established in the UK, a necessary task that the government and its security branches seem reluctant to undertake. All culminating whilst he is on holiday in south Devon.

There is of course, a lot more to the story than this. There is a Russian plot to kill Merrick, all of which he is oblivious to, where a convict escapes in the place of someone else and is then tasked with getting the head, or at least the ears, of Merrick. Merrick's cat, Olaf, to the rescue here.

Much of the repetitious nature of Merrick's life is recorded, he is the quiet, grey man who everyone leaves alone and that did grate a bit eventually. I wanted to jump ahead but forced myself to slow down and read it all. I did read the end once I was about two thirds through but it didn't make much sense so had to go back and continue reading. If you want action and adventure, this is not the book for you. If you like a quiet man plotting in the background with a remarkably boring home life and a magnificent cat, then this is the book for you.
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allthegoodbooks | Feb 14, 2024 |
A GRU defector who has no real value is now the problem of MI6. The Russians want to kill him to send a message to other potential turncoats – they will never be safe. After an attempt is made on his life Jonas Merrick of MI5 is brought in to find out who on the MI6 resettlement team has leaked the defector’s location.

Merrick is also simultaneously running the operation of keeping the Russian alive and using him as a “tethered goat” to take out the team sent to kill him. Merrick is an anti-hero. An odd, aged, fussy, brilliant man, he is unliked by many and underestimated by most. Even his bosses who believe in him aren’t sure he’s able to pull this off.

As always, tightly plotted, suspenseful and balancing the humane with the inhumane. Second book in the Jonas Merrick series.
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Hagelstein | 2 andra recensioner | Feb 5, 2024 |
Very interesting thriller showing that it takes a special type of person to fight with criminals using their own methods.
Story is slightly slower at the middle, pace could be faster (a lot of things looked like a filler) but overall this was one of the "faster" novels by the author (not that other books suffered because of the "slow" developments).

Ending was a little bit surprising but it shows that you cannot trust people fighting your enemies to be fully (or at all) on your side.

Recommended to all thriller fans.
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Zare | 1 annan recension | Jan 23, 2024 |
I've read several books by Gerald Seymour and liked them very much. He has a very unique approach to the story but sometimes that can be a double-edged sword..... For example in this book story pace is pretty uneven - you have slow, slooow parts where we are introduced to thoughts of main characters, way they think about everything from weather outside to the issues at hand and then you have fast paced parts where main plot moves on. Fortunately after very slow start pace gets faster and faster ending in a cathartic finale.

Due to the above mentioned slow parts book may not appeal to everybody but if you remain persistent you'll be rewarded with a great story.

I think that ending is slightly melodramatic but authors portrayal of Balkan's (South-East Europe, although many nations from ex-Yugoslavia would say they are part of Central Europe and that Balkan's starts south from them) is unfortunately very true. Being place where interest zones of many a empire past and present, east and west clash constantly it is a place where past never dies and where century old grudges are still fresh and just waiting to be used by demagogues to stir up blood. Hopefully this will change in next century or four.

If you like thrillers this one is recommended.
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