Landslide, Desmond Bagley
Landslide, Desmond Bagley
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Landslide

Author: Desmond Bagley

Narrator: Paul Tyreman

Unabridged: 11 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/20/2017


Synopsis

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in British Columbia. Bob Boyd is a geologist, as resilient as the British Columbia timber country where he works for the powerful Matterson Corporation. But his real name and his past are mysteries – wiped out by the accident that nearly killed him. Then Boyd reads a name that opens a door in his memory: Trinavant – and discovers that Bull Matterson and his son will do almost anything to keep the Trinavant family forgotten forever…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julian on June 03, 2021

I didn't like the 'hero' of this book, but the whole piece is well written and was easy to read during the very start of the pandemic in 2020. There seems to be an obvious answer to the quandary introduced about two thirds of the way through the book. It's great for a thriller to be set in the vast......more

Goodreads review by Katia on November 29, 2017

I give it 2 stars for the fact it included geology, but everything else needed some serious help. I know it's an action adventure with thrills all over, but there were just parts that were too unbelievable. The guy is so burnt up in a car wreck that he has skin grafts from his arms on his face and i......more

Goodreads review by Neil on March 06, 2020

After three high-octane thrillers in which the big action set pieces are evenly distributed through the narrative, Bagley switched gears with ‘Landslide’. It’s a slow-burn novel, moving through psychology, questions of identity, long-buried family secrets and small-town melodrama before exploding in......more

Goodreads review by IAN on October 05, 2018

When I was a lad, Desmond Bagley novels were keenly awaited. You can see why, if you're a certain age. Sadly time has caught up with Desmond Bagley novels, But without Desmond Bagley novels I Wouldn't be sitting here writing this. Like all other Bagley novels, this is well researched, imagine the resear......more

Goodreads review by Lars on June 29, 2022

Many of the characters feel a bit flat, and the main arc is too predictable. The setting is phenomenal, though, and the build-up towards the ending had me on tenterhooks. All in all an enjoyable read.......more


Quotes

'As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.' REGINALD HILL, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers 'Bagley is a master storyteller.' DAILY MIRROR 'Mr Bagley has no equal at this sort of thing.' SUNDAY MIRROR ‘Very much of the moment. The characters are sympathetic and believable’ SUNDAY TIMES