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The Final Reckoning | 
 enlarge | Author: Sam Bourne
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
List Price: £6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 91
Media: Paperback
Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0007266499
EAN: 9780007266494
ASIN: 0007266499
Publication Date: August 4, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Sam Bourne back on track August 25, 2008
I loved the book the Righteous men and after finishing it went and bought the Last Testament. Although I loved the first book, the second did nothing for me. This book had blown me away. I just cant put it down.
Well worth a read.
 Stunning thriller August 24, 2008
Jonathan Freedland, in his alternative persona of thriller-writer Sam Bourne, should wince when the Daily Mirror seeks to shower praise on him by calling him "the biggest challenger to Dan Brown's crown". It is a barbed compliment. Freedland, after all, can write, while the jury is still out as to whether Dan Brown has yet to acquire such a skill.
The story begins, with a shooting within the grounds of the United Nations in New York. The action then moves rapidly to London. Here, the victim's entire life history is discovered and his daughter becomes involved with a former UN lawyer.
The victim turns out to be a Holocaust survivor - and avenger.
The Final Reckoning is rooted in fact, following the story of a group of young Jews who, having survived the Holocaust, set out to exact as much revenge as they can on as many Nazis as they can identify.
Hugely entertaining, The Final Reckoning is tense thriller and a superb read.
 not so good August 22, 2008
This is Sam Bournes third novel and I must admit to me it did not come anywhere near the interest of his previous books.
While the storyline was good it and flowed easily, and the writer takes the trouble to research his subject, the story as a whole was to me weak. it was however a reasonable sort of read, a book to take on a plane or train and pass the travel time. Definitely not abook to stay on the shelf for re-reading at a later date
A REAL PAGE TURNING WITH AN IMPORTANT DARK UNDERBELLY August 7, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Sam Bourne's latest novel as at its heart the darkest event of the twentieth century- that of the Holocaust and its subsequent repercussions. Here fact and fiction are skillfully intertwined in a way that compels the reader to keep reading until well in the early hours. The dark subject matter, however, is what stays with the reader well after the last page has been read.
Bourne keeps improving August 5, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Righteous Men and The Last Testament were entertaining, but flawed. I gave them both three stars. The Last Testament was an improvment over The Righteous Men, and with "The Final Reckoning", Bourne finally gets almost everything it right. At first I got the impression it might be a ripoff of The Odessa File, and there are similarities but also big differences, and I recommend them both. While "The Final Reckoning" is not as great as "The Odessa File", Bourne, like Forsyth, mixes past and present, fact and fiction, into a fast paced thriller. Like in his previous books, there are still some parts where obvious things are explained, and the romance seems a bit tacked on. But this time, it's not enough to distract from the enjoyment of the novel.
I recommend "The Final Reckoning" to fans of thrillers, and those interested in the Second World War and its aftermath (the same goes for The Odessa File, so if you haven't read that one, I recommend it too).
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