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Kostaja
First published 2003 · 524 pages
A globe-trotting, high-stakes thriller where personal vengeance ignites a powder keg of international terrorism.
What it feels like
This is a sprawling, propulsive thriller that thrusts the reader into a shadowy world of international espionage and relentless vengeance. The narrative moves at a breakneck pace, shifting from the intimate devastation of a family's grief to the explosive theater of global terrorism. Grounded in gritty, riveting detail, the prose builds a tense, authoritative atmosphere that spans war-torn landscapes and dense jungles. It feels urgent and action-packed, driven by a battle-hardened protagonist navigating a complex web of political suspense. Readers who devour high-stakes, globe-trotting mysteries anchored by capable, uncompromising heroes will find themselves completely absorbed by this relentless pursuit of justice.
- Mood
- tense
- relentless
- shadowy
- high-stakes
- Tone
- gritty
- urgent
- serious
- authoritative
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- the pursuit of justice · grief and vengeance · global conspiracies · the legacy of war
- The writing
- Packed with riveting, authoritative detail that grounds explosive action sequences in gritty realism.
- The arc
- Moves from the sharp sting of personal grief into a relentless, high-stakes pursuit of justice on a global scale.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave sprawling, globe-trotting political thrillers anchored by highly capable, battle-hardened protagonists.
Content notes
- murder
- grief
- terrorism
- war violence
About the book
Frederick Forsyth returns, after seven years, with a sensational new action thrillerA young American aid volunteer, Ricky Colenso, is brutally murdered in former Yugoslavia. His grandfather, the Canadian billionaire Steven Edmond, is bent on revenge. The quest to find Ricky's murderer leads Edmond to Cal Dexter, ex-Vietnam Special Forces, the one man who could bring the killer to justice. But what starts as a personal, domestic tragedy soon explodes into a terrifying drama on the centre stage of world terrorism.From the battlefield of Vietnam via war-torn Serbia to the jungles of Central America, Avenger is packed with riveting detail, breathtaking action and political suspense, while in Cal Dexter we meet an unforgettable hero in the most dynamic Forsyth tradition.
Description from Open Library.
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