Landslide

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

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

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

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

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