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The Afghan - Frederick Forsyth

Description: ISBN 0593057252 / Author: Frederick Forsyth / Genre: Crime / Thriller

Newest Review: ... even impersonate an Arab due to his dark colouring. The Western intelligence agencies accidentally find out about a sinister ... more

... plot code named Al-Isra by the terrorists. They are unable to determine the target at this point. The British and American authorities ask Mike Martin to infilterate Al Qaeda after intensive training to help him impersonate a Taliban leader who is currently imprisoned in Guantanamo. What the sinister plot is not revealed until much later in the book. This story moves from UK to US, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Middle East. The author builds the characters of Martin and the Afghan he has to impersonate with his usual st...more

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The Afghan - Frederick Forsyth: The Afghan (333 words)
by - written on 07/09/09 (Very useful, 57 readings)
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-- Background -- Frederick Forsyth is a well known English writer with several successful best selling novels including 'the Day of the Jackal'. I have enjoyed his other books enormously and looked forward to reading The Afghan with the usual anticipation. -- The Plot -- The book starts with the July 7/7 London bombing. Colonel Mike Martin is an ex-SAS officer with a talent for speaking Arabic like a native. He can even impersonate an Arab due to his dark colouring. The Western intelligence agencies accidentally find out about a sinister plot code named Al-Isra by the terrorists. They are unable to determine the target at this point. ... Read the complete review

The Afghan Hounds Al Qaeda (477 words)
by - written on 27/07/09 (Very useful, 35 readings)
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I've enjoyed reading Frederick Forsyth's novels for over 25 years. In fact I have re-read these stories several times each (he is one of the very few authors of whom I can say that). His novels are lengthy, several hundred pages long. He writes thrillers and is widely acclaimed as one of the best at this art. He is opinionated, right-wing (as in the Maggie Thatcher category) and very patriotic (as readers of his Sunday Express columns will be well aware). He is meticulous in his descriptive detail and is reknowned for the painstaking research of his subject matter. He always includes bags of violence, pain, passion, heartbreak, intrigue and political chess. ... Read the complete review

The Afghan - Frederick Forsyth: The Doppleganger (931 words)
by - written on 05/08/07 (Very useful, 152 readings)
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Frederick Forsythe, the author of many thriller novels featuring International affairs is probably best known for his novel, “the Day of the Jackal.” Born in the UK in 1938 his career spans decades of involvement in political affairs. From a RAF pilot to a correspondent for Reuters and later as a TV reporter and then a journalist, it is no surprise that he eventually turned to writing political thrillers. I bought “The Afghan” for my son-in-law who left it behind for me to read. I don’t normally read this kind of literature, but with the world slowly being undermined by terrorism I thought it might be time I tried some books that touched on current affairs. ... Read the complete review