- ISBN13: 9780446679091
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
John Corey and Asad Khalil have both lived hard-knock lives. As revealed in Nelson DeMille’s monster bestseller Plum Island, the gruff, wisecracking NYPD homicide cop Corey stopped a hail of bullets–but he couldn’t stop his wife from walking out on him. Asad, raised under Muammar Qaddafi’s eye after his dad’s murder, lost his surviving family in the 1986 bombing of Libya. He’s heard the nasty rumors about his mom and the colonel, but he aims his rage at the infidel… More >>
5 Responses to “The Lion’s Game”
Extremely boring – you know what is going to happen from almost the very beginning: no unexpected twists and turns. Endless descriptions of minor details. A big disappointment
Rating: 1 / 5
I read this book before 9/11 and at the time found it contrived, flippant and generally disappointing. After 9/11, I find it extremely offensive.
The book begins rather well with a riveting description of the bombing mission over Lybia in 1986 and proceeds downward from there. Asad Khalil, the terrorist du jour, lost his family in that bombing raid while concurrently deflowering his reluctant girlfriend in defiance of the law, religion, etc. He also murders said girlfriend at the same time to stop her from screaming in fright as the bombs drop near their rooftop love nest. This, in his twisted way of thinking, gives him one more reason to hate the vile Americans.
Swearing vengeance – and possibly to escape his own death sentence based on his tryst on the roof – Khalil vows to make the Americans pay. He receives training in the necessary skills to murder and maim from a dubious character named “Boris” and presto-chango turns from a bungling juvenile rapist into a brilliant terrorist operative who can thwart the powers that be at every turn.
From that point on there are so many twists and turns in the story it makes one sea sick. No matter how absurd the circumstances, Khalil manages to be three or four steps ahead of everybody while killing infidels left and right.
Enter John Corey complete with a new girlfriend, Kate, (what ever happened to the “love of his life” from Plum Island?) to somewhat save the day. Never mind that just about everybody is dead by the time Corey and Kate manage to figure things out.
DeMille’s books up to now have been quite good. I especially liked Plum Island. Corey’s quick witted character fed up with administrative overkill and bungling in that book made sense. The John Corey in “The Lion’s Game” has the same “I-don’t-give-a-rip” attitude, only this time his witticisms come off as juvenile and very annoying. To sum up my feelings at the end of the book – the weak come off as strong and the strong end up dead. If you like that kind of plot, you will love this one.
Rating: 3 / 5
I sitted down and read this buk all way trough, and man is iz wikkkid! with a kapital wikkid! but on a serious note, a thoroughly enjoyable read, just like most of the other demille novels.
Rating: 5 / 5
A long and boring tale, much of the dialog is during meetings of various U.S. law enforcement agencies. Mr. DeMille has done much better.
Rating: 1 / 5
I ordered this item and was billed for it and never got it.
What do I do?
Rating: 1 / 5