Allah's Revenge
Pete Barber
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
4.00
· 8 ratings · 249 pages · Published: 15 May 2012
There’s also a lot to like about the thriller portion of Allah’s Revenge. Building on a premise (both political and scientific) that could happen someday, it has a likeable protagonist, necessary in my opinion to draw the reader in. If you don’t care about the protagonist, it’s hard to care about his success.
What I found interesting is that, while not wanting the bad guys to succeed, I still found some of them sympathetic at times, and even the most evil of the conspirators was involved in doing something that could have had a positive effect on the world. Since thrillers are plot driven, character development often doesn’t get as much attention, resulting in secondary characters that are cartoonish or caricatures. Barber avoided this mistake, while still leaving no doubt about who the good guys and bad guys were. Thriller fans should find Allah’s Revenge, with its combination of timely concerns and speculation about what the future might hold, a very worthy read.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
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