Read Das Ultimatum (2012)

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Author

Simon Kernick

Genre

Mystery & Thriller

Series

Scope

Rating

4.06 of 5 Votes: 5

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ISBN

3453437071 (ISBN13: 9783453437074)

Language

English

Publisher

Heyne

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Das Ultimatum (2012) - Plot & Excerpts

Great book! I stumbled across the audio version as I like Paul Thornley's narrations on some of the Stephen leather books and was very impressed. A lot of the scenes/phrases could have come straight from a Leather novel although Simon seems more focussed on a single plot; which I liked a lot. The various characters are well described and you feel an affinity to more than one 'main' character as the story evolves. I was skeptical that 'a day in a hotel' would have been a bit boring, but it was far from it. With some good action thanks to Scope, some sense of feeling towards Michael and Elena and overall a very plausible, intriguing story that I finished in just 2 days. Recommended! An action-oriented read punctuated by short chapters, most of which end with a cliffhanger. It makes for quick reading with a high body count. In many ways, it reminded me of the movie "Die Hard." A London hotel is taken over by terrorists following a quick succession of bombings in the city. Told from multiple perspectives and with several interesting twists, it's an interesting, fast-moving read. Entertaining and sometimes scary.