The Icarus Agenda. Robert Ludlum. Bantam House: U.S. 1989. ISBN 0 553 27800 2
This book is full of surprises all the way. It is the stuff of American heroes - the White House and a foreign land serve as backdrop.
The story is of a man of extraordinary courage whose political journey goes through more twists and turns than the by lanes of a small Indian town. The journey maintains a heart-thumping pace.
Evan Kendricks, a Colorado Congressman is at the centre of it - he is caught in an act of retribution for his daring rescue of freeing hostages held in Oman.
What makes it subtly profound is that he is loved by an Arab lover and Jewish surrogate father, even as a group of terrorists of Arab and Jewish origin scour the corners of the earth to kill him.
The plot is tight and moves ahead without uncouth pauses. The conversations are witty, light and good. The length of the book is a wee bit intimidating, but the length is perhaps the reason why the story evolves neatly...something that might not have happened if it had been shortened.
I liked the book because it kept me away from television and sometimes, when I just needed a winky wink, it helped me do just that...the extremely fine print ensured the objective was realised. No, honestly, I liked the book in the latter half...that much I have to honestly accept.
This book is full of surprises all the way. It is the stuff of American heroes - the White House and a foreign land serve as backdrop.
The story is of a man of extraordinary courage whose political journey goes through more twists and turns than the by lanes of a small Indian town. The journey maintains a heart-thumping pace.
Evan Kendricks, a Colorado Congressman is at the centre of it - he is caught in an act of retribution for his daring rescue of freeing hostages held in Oman.
What makes it subtly profound is that he is loved by an Arab lover and Jewish surrogate father, even as a group of terrorists of Arab and Jewish origin scour the corners of the earth to kill him.
The plot is tight and moves ahead without uncouth pauses. The conversations are witty, light and good. The length of the book is a wee bit intimidating, but the length is perhaps the reason why the story evolves neatly...something that might not have happened if it had been shortened.
I liked the book because it kept me away from television and sometimes, when I just needed a winky wink, it helped me do just that...the extremely fine print ensured the objective was realised. No, honestly, I liked the book in the latter half...that much I have to honestly accept.