I don’t think that Gerald Seymour’s plot-driven thrillers have wavered in their excellence since he started with Harry’s Game and The Glory Boys, but somewhere along his distinguished career he seemed to go out of fashion. Not any more, he is now a ‘must read’ in the spy-thriller area.
As an ex-reporter from ITV News, he is always topical and has the sort of authenticity that Frederick Forsyth brings to the genre. This is Al Qaeda based with determined, dangerous men pursued by equally determined, dangerous men. It’s atmospheric, taut, pacy and seriously good stuff. I rate him very highly.
Comparisons: Frederick Forsyth, Robert Ludlum, John Le Carré.
Similar this month: Kyle Mills, Joseph Finder.
Hidden in the world’s greatest desert a tiny caravan of fugitives and camels inches towards its goal. It is a place where only the strongest and most determined men will survive. In the caravan one man stands out. His strength, self-imposed discipline and leadership mark him. He is an Outsider whose past is blanked from his memory.
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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Hidden in the world’s greatest desert a tiny caravan of fugitives and camels inches towards its goal. It is a place where only the strongest and most determined men will survive.
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The Unknown Soldier was written by Gerald Seymour and published by Hodder Paperback an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton General Division
The Unknown Soldier has 430 pages
Yes it is part of The Ultimate Collection series
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