Nicht schlecht aber wir waren schon besser !: Forsyth spielt mal wieder das alte Spiel, was jeder Junge aus den Western liebt: der gute Cowboy gewinnt immer und reitet in den Sonnenuntergang.

Der einsame Rächer hilft denen, die von Politik, Geheimdienst und Polizei allein gelassen wurden. Dies tut er aber nur, weil ihm das selbe Schicksal ereilt hatte und von nirgends Unterstützung zu erwarten war.
Supermann im Kostüm eines Anwaltes, der sich vom Tellerwäscher nach oben gearbeitet hatte.

Sehr gut ist hier aber wieder wie in fast allen Büchern des Autors,das "Hintergrundwissen" zu historischen Ereignissen, das der Autor in seinen Roman einfließen läßt. Auch die Sprünge zwischen Heute und Vergangenheit (Vietnamkrieg) sind sehr gut abgestimmt. Als Kritikpunkt bleibt aber, dass er auf den letzten Metern an Glaubhaftigkeit verliert, schon alleine durch die Schnelligkeit mit der er das Buch zu Ende bringt.

Schade 20 Seiten mehr und es wären 5 Sterne gewesen.

I have always been a big fan of Frederick Forsyth and "Avenger" must be his best book since "Day of the Jackal".

It is 1995 and Ricky Colenso is working as an aid volunteer in war-torn Yugoslavia. He is ambushed one day by Serbian thug Zoran Zilac and his gang and is eventually brutally murdered. Fast forward to 2001 - the US Government is unwilling to extradite Zilac for Colenso's murder as Zilac is secretly helping the US Government to kill Osama Bin Laden. Colenso's rich grandfather vows to mete out revenge himself by hiring a mercenary known as the "Avenger", a former US Special Forces commando in Vietnam, to capture Zilac and bring him to the US for trial. What follows is a meticulous account of how the Avenger prepares for the snatch from a heavily fortified island to bring Zilac to justice, while at the same time being hindered every step of the way by the CIA who is determined to protect Zilac to get to Bin Laden.

Oh and by the way, the ending will blow your socks off. The story twist to end all other story twists! I highly recommend this book! Get it right now! It is worth any price if you love a good read. My business ground to a halt for two days because I couldn't stop reading this book! ( )

Any Frederick Forsythe book is better than most books by most other writers. Avenger was a well-written, interesting book. Unfortunately, it just wasn't as good as many of his better works. (Note: See review of the made for TV movie based on Avenger at my personal website). ( )

This guy keeps me up late at night. The story is based on Milosevic's Serbian thugism. The good guy wins. ( )

This is not up to par with The Jackal, but it is Frederick Forsyth, so you are getting your money's worth. CIA agent Paul Deveraux must stop a man vent on vengence before he throws the whole world in chaos. ( )