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No Comebacks - Frederick Forsyth


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No Comebacks - Frederick Forsyth

 
Description: ISBN 0099228513 / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: Frederick Forsyth / Edition: New edition / Paperback / 318 Pages / Book is published ... more
No Comebacks - Frederick Forsyth ... 2001-03-01 by Arrow Books Ltd

Newest Review: ... that range from a man hiring an assassin, a gruesome discovery in a wall, to a fishing trip. The themes of espionage and ... more

 ... thrills are only beaten by the uneasy feeling that Forsyth has a thing about strong women... When creating a collection of short stories the book is often named after the best vignette which is usually the first one. I assume this was meant to be the case with 'No Comebacks' as the first story is named just this. However, is it the strongest of the collection? Certainly not, as I felt it was far too obvious exactly what was going to happen. An arrogant rich man finally falls in love with a woman because she refuses t...more

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Premium Review No Comebacks - Frederick Forsyth: Comeback - With My Colour TV and My CD Collection of Bob Mar ... (834 words)
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When I am offered a book by a friend to borrow I am filled with a sense of impending doom. Firstly, I feel under great pressure to get the book finished so that it can be returned - who wants to be the person who holds onto a book for a year? Secondly, the book may be rubbish - now I have to pretend to them that I liked it. The one major benefit of borrowing a book that a person loved is that it gives you a small peak into their psyche; what about this book was so appealing to them? When I was lent a book by Frederick Forsyth called 'No Comebacks' I was given a clear picture into the mind of one man. It seems to me that the trend throughout these stories was about ...  Read the complete review

 

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