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Loading... Scarecrow (2003)by Matthew Reilly
None. Another good read by Reilly. Lots of action. Unpredictable. Adventurous. A story that takes you around the world from Siberia to France to Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia. A culmination of the world's best fighters coming together to hunt each other down for a pricey bounty. The violence was too graphic and some of the stunts were a bit over the top. Not as good as Ice Hunt, but better than Area 7. Nevertheless, a great read that keeps the reader engaged. (  ) gdill | May 16, 2013 |  Not a lot of good to say. Cloned missiles and secret projects were cool and the quotes were a good idea. But the rest of the storyline was just plain bad. (  ) bkob | Feb 2, 2012 | So very silly and yet it somehow manages to hold together. ( ) bhutton | Jan 9, 2012 | Not much to say. A typical Shane Schofield story. Unrealistic action moving at warp speed. I will admit to being utterly caught off guard by Reilly's choice to kill off one of the people we've spent all the previous books getting to know. I know he likes to keep his readers on edge, never knowing who might survive and who might die, but I really hated to see this character go. Probably because I'm a romantic at heart. Still, I'll read the next Schofield novel when it comes out. As utterly unrealistic as they are, I love the action. It is pure fluff and an excuse to immerse myself in a world where the laws of physics and reality don't apply for a while. (  ) JennieLeigh | May 3, 2011 | very good, fast paced and gory :) (  ) SMG-Wdunne | Mar 9, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0312937660, Mass Market Paperback)It is the greatest bounty hunt in history. The targets are the finest warriors in the world-commandos, spies, terrorists. And they must all be dead by 12 noon, today. The price on their heads: almost $20 million each. Among the names, one stands out. The enigmatic Marine, Shane Schofield, who goes by the call-sign "Scarecrow." Schofield is plunged into a race around the world, pursued by a fearsome collection of international bounty hunters. The race is on and the pace is frantic as he fights for survival, in the process unveiling a vast international conspiracy and the terrible reason why he cannot, under any circumstances, be allowed to live! He led his men into hell in Ice Station. He protected the President against all odds in Area 7. But this time it's different, because he is the target. With all of his trademark action, Matthew Reilly continues to establish himself as one of the top thriller writers of today. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:47:07 -0500) U.S. Marine captain Shane Schofield, call-sign Scarecrow, finds himself pursued by a notorious bounty hunter after a cabal of the world's richest humans identifies him as one of fifteen people with reflexes fast enough to defuse the nuclear weapons they plan to unleash on the world.… (more) |
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