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Java Spider
A British minister is a pawn in a deadly game played out in one of the world's most explosive countries -- Indonesia. His kidnapping does not fall under British jurisdiction and the authorities in Jakarta claim that he has been seized by a guerrilla movement. But their investigation makes no progress as horrific satellite pictures of him are released on national television
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Paperback, 448 pages
Published
May 8th 1997
by Arrow
(first published December 31st 1996)
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The book "Java Spider", is a "like it or hate it" book. Personally i did not like it much because the story progressed very slowly and it didn't catch my attention. the book is VERY direct and filled to the brim with easily forgettable details that, most of the time, are EXTREMELY unnecessary. For example, there was a taxi scene featuring one of the characters. It was 6 pages long, and easily forgettable. But with every detail in the book, it gives a very vivid image in your head like watching a
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This book had a very slow start....I was halfway through it before it caught my attention. At one point I almost decided not to finish reading it. Then things picked up and was exciting up until the end.
Interesting and unusual setting. Not read much about Indonesia before. This is a story that kept me very happy on a long flight to Hong Kong, all about a kidnapped politician and the mission to rescue him. I liked the good cop main character and the TV reporter girl. Plenty of tension and a few laughs. A newspaper review said it had a plot constructed with devilish cunning and I think that's about right. Really enjoyed it.
Absolutely great.Politics and more politics.Sad state of women everywhere.
A nice read, bit of mystery, mixed with some political intrigue - medium pace. A few cuts above airport fiction, enough action to keep you awake on a boring night.
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Geoffrey Archer is a former ITN Defence Correspondent turned thriller writer, the author of eight critically acclaimed novels. The Burma Legacy, The Lucifer Network, Fire Hawk, Java Spider, Scorpion Trail, Eagletrap, Shadowhunter, Skydancer.
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