Honour Among Thieves

Jeffrey Archer

Summary:

Who would pay a billion dollars to humiliate America?

The time, 1993. The place, Washington DC. Of the adversaries in the Gulf War, the sole survivor is Saddam Hussein. And Saddam is planning a revenge so diabolical that the United States will be left with no choice but to retaliate.

Plot:

As anyone who’s read an Archer novel knows, he is a master storyteller. This book started off a little slow, but picked up the pace quite early in the story. And what a story! It will terrify and amaze you. I loved the action and the suspense in this book. Also, Archer almost always adds a twist to his endings so expect the unexpected! The story of this book was fascinating and thrilling.

Characters:

Archer rarely writes a story about characters, but rather uses characters to make the story work. His plot always comes first. This book contains a lot of characters, each important to the story as a whole. Although they aren’t the main focus Archer manages to make them human and unique, earn our sympathy, dislike and even hate. The fact that some of these people were/are real makes it all the more interesting. It gives a sense of authenticity to the story.

Who should read this?

13+, not because of the content, although there are some mature content and violence, but younger readers will probably find this book boring and hard to understand, since it is quite complex. Also, if you prefer simple, light reading this is not the book for you. Any fans of Archer’s should definitely read this, as well as fans of John Grisham and Robert Ludlum.

My rating:

This was a very good book with an excellent ending, but a little confusing here and there. I’ll give it a 4/5.