BEWARE THE RAGING LION
Written: Oct 28 '00
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Pros: Thrilling, suspenseful, fast paced
Cons: Contains significant amount of profanity
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| sunnydayM's Full Review: Nelson Demille - The Lion's Game |
Written by Nelson DeMille, THE LION'S GAME has all the potential of being a great book.
Former NYPD cop, John Corey is now a member of the elite Anti-Terrorist Task force. As the story opens Corey, and other members of the team are awaiting the arrival of a Libyan terrorist, Asad Khalil, who claims he wants to defect. Asad, who's name means "lion" is often known as "the Lion".
However, the airport officials are becoming alarmed because the plane has been NO-RAD(out of radio contact) for two hours. The plane, an up to the minute 747-700, appears on schedule, but still no contact can be made. There is one radio message received from the plane stating the plane will be making an emergency landing. But the pilot will not respond to any message sent to him. The plane nearly collides with another plane as it makes its approach, but is able to land successfully. Then it just sits where it landed, with no sign of any activity aboard the plane.
The airport rescue team approaches the plane and, unable to get any response from pilot or crew, one man boards the plane. He finds all of the passengers and crew dead. Apparently from a toxic gas. The plane has used an auto-land mechanism to land with no pilot.
He alerts the air tower and continues to check out the plane, in hopes of finding someone still alive. When he opens the door he is surprised to find a man standing in it and pointing a gun at him. Shocked he gasps, "Who are you?" "Asad Khalil" the stranger replies and pulls the trigger.
Meantime, John Corey and Kate Mayfield (His senior officer) rush to the plane. John has a gut feeling something is terribly wrong. Flashing their badges, they order all airport employees off of the plane.
Investigation reveals that the man handcuffed to two FBI agents is not Khalil and he is nowhere on the plane. Asad, "the Lion" is free and running wild somewhere in the USA. It is the ATTF's job to find him before he commits some devastating atrocity.
The story moves swiftly and the tension builds from the first few sentences of the book. This is ordinarily the kind of story I like. However, it was ruined for me by the large amount of profanity used.
In fact, there was so much profanity, that I decided not to finish the book. It just wasn't worth the trouble to wade through the objectionable language.
I know that many people use such language as a matter of habit. I do not. And I do not enjoy hearing it. I cannot control the words of others, but I can choose the material I read. If you are a person who is offended by profanity, as I am, this book is not for you.
I know that there are many readers who do not mind the use of such language in a story, and claim it adds to the realism. Such a reader might enjoy this novel very much. It is exciting, fast paced and filled with suspense.
Recommended:
No
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