Five stars for The Feathermen I can assure any purchaser that you will not be disappointed with this excellent book. The first 100 pages or so are a little difficult to understand where the story is going but, after that it flies!
This is without doubt the best book I have ever read, and I have read it at least 3 times. Enjoy!
Gripping and Generally Convincing This is by any standards a gripping and very well written story. Before you start reading make sure you have time to spare because you won't easily put it down. The prose and pace is second to none, and the twist at the end astonishing.
On the whole the story is quite convincing, although there are a few details where I suspect the author has probably had to take too much on trust, or else had to fill in some gaps (an example is towards the very end, when we read about two phone calls being made to... more info
One of the best fiction books! The Feathermen is an excellent read and covers an angle that most would find disagreeable at first. The murder of the SAS! When you read the synopsis on the cover of the book you may well draw the wrong conclusion as to the direction of this book, it's not until you get through the first few chapters that you realise how fast this book is. The story's pace is quick yet all the characters and the stories direction unfold succinctly. The main development is so concise that when you realise whats going on its... more info
Thrilling & True This is a marvellous account of derring-do, very skilfully related. I was living in Oman, the setting of most of the story, whilst reading the book. Discrete checks of many of the facts and visits to Christian cemetries in Muscat where some of the victims lie convinced me that the story is in fact true despite its incredible tortuosity. Unputdownable, and also disturbing, with a startling twist at the end.
