The Tightrope Men, by Desmond Bagley

May 17, 2011 by
Filed under: bestseller, book review, Desmond Bagley, Thriller 

The Tightrope Men is another of the high quality, exceptionally The Tightrope Men, by Desmond Bagley well written and very tightly plotted classic thrillers by Desmond Bagley. Bagley’s writing is among the best ever in the thriller genre.

Giles Denison has a strange experience. His life is turned upside down when he awakes to find himself in a luxurious hotel in Oslo and, peering into the bathroom mirror, discovers the face of another man!

Denison has been kidnapped from his flat in London and transformed into famous Finnish scientist, Dr Harold Feltham Meyrick. Compelled to adjust to his new persona (including meeting his daughter) and to play out the role assigned to him by his captors, he embarks on a dangerous escapade from Norway to Finland and across the border into Soviet Russia.

As many other Bagley thrillers, this too has a plot that actually twists and characters that actually develop without too much unnecessary detail. The great use of geographical description – giving you the feeling that you are there, looking, seeing the place, along with the fast pace keep the pages turning. The Tightrope Men is another great read from an author who deserves to be much better known than he is.

Links to the books by Desmond Bagley at Amazon US, Amazon UK, and amazon CAN.

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