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Wild Justice

Wild Justice

Wilbur Smith

4.89
1,107 ratings·142 reviews

When a jumbo jet is hijacked off the Seychelles, anti-terrorist expert Peter Stride is thrust into a high-stakes mission that will push him to his absolute limit. Amidst a relentless hail of gunfire and betrayal, Stride discovers that this terrifying attack is merely the opening move of a global nig...

Pages
416
Format
Mass Market Paperback
Published
1980-01-01
Publisher
Pan Books
ISBN
9780330261043

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Wilbur Smith
Wilbur Smith

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Wilbur Smith was a prolific and bestselling South African novelist renowned for his sweeping adventure stories set against the backdrop of Africa’s dramatic landscapes and turbulent history. Born in 1933 in what was then Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), he grew up in South Africa, where his love for storytelling was nur...

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Chris Gager
Chris Gager·6 years ago
Wilbur Smith is undeniably talented when it comes to writing action scenes, but Wild Justice feels increasingly dated and sexist. There are constant, gratuitous mentions of taut nipples, large breasts, and firm buttocks—all belonging to the female characters, of course. And that’s just the start...\n\n- My 1980 passport was blue. The Americans in this late-70s tale have green passports. Just saying...\n- The daddy-daughter dynamic feels very Trump-Ivanka, which is honestly stomach-churning.\n- \...
N.R. Baker
N.R. Baker·7 years ago
I suppose I always knew this day would come: my long relationship with Wilbur is at an end. I've enjoyed his historical adventures and family sagas since I was in my teens, and have returned to his books whenever my swash was in need of a little buckling or there was derring to do. But Wild Justice... well, enough is enough.If cliches were spots, this story would be completely obscured by raging acne. From the stilted dialogue and the unintentionally hilarious love scenes, to the utterly predict...
Graham
Graham·13 years ago
Not a bad read per se, but not up to the same immersive standard as the majority of Smith's output. WILD JUSTICE is fast-paced with some absolutely stunning action sequences in it, but there are too many flaws to make it a truly crackling thriller.It kicks off on a real high, with the hijacking of a plane and the subsequent rescue mission described in sweaty detail. After this mini set-piece, though, the story seems to lose something. Smith wrong-foots you from the outset with the identity of hi...
Laurie D'ghent
Laurie D'ghent·14 years ago
I would give Wild Justice by Wilbur Smith a zero if I could. I was only two paragraphs in and I was already appalled by all the unnecessary references to female anatomy. An epic fail of a novel. If you are looking for an honest book review of this thriller, stay away.
Thom Swennes
Thom Swennes·14 years ago
Wild Justice isn’t exactly what you’d expect from a Wilbur Smith book. His deep knowledge of the African continent isn’t put to the test here, as he shifts the action across the globe. After the first hundred pages, I was convinced this was going to be just another international anti-terrorist thriller, much like a Tom Clancy novel. But as the story unfolds, the plot takes so many winding turns that I found myself suspecting everyone of being the mysterious Caliph. In the way only a great writer...
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Erica Mukherjee·16 years ago
Though not as burning as the chicken and the egg question, “What came first, Rainbow Six or Wild Justice?” Regardless, the concept could be carbon copied from one book to the other. Albeit, Wild Justice would be the smudged and harder to read copy. Escalating terrorist attacks lead an trans-Atlantic team of highly trained intelligence and army men to be ready at a moment’s notice to fight against the rising tide of evil. This is a plot line designed to thrill, and in both cases the authors, Tom ...
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Glen·11 months ago
A pre-9/11 hijacking, where the terrorists are more like Carlos the Jackal and Hans Gruber than Osama Bin Laden. Complete with the mid-life crisis that seems to be in all of Smith's works.
অনিরুদ্ধ
অনিরুদ্ধ·5 years ago
খলিফা। যাকে ধরা হয় সময়ের সবচেয়ে বড় টেরোরিস্ট হিসেবে। শ্বেতাঙ্গবাদী জঙ্গিবাদ পরিচালনার জন্য পরিকল্পনা করে আসছে বহু বছর ধরে। বড় বড় ধনকুবেরদের কিডন্যাপ করে হাতিয়ে নিচ্ছে মিলিয়ন মিলিয়ন ডলার!গুপ্ত সংস্থা অ্যাটলাস। চীফ ডক্টর পার্কার। কমান্ডার জেনারেল পিটার স্ট্রিমেন। জঙ্গিবাদ নির্মূলে দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ। তার গার্লফ্রেন্ড বিখ্যাত ধনী (খলিফার হাতে অপহৃত এবং খুন হওয়া) অল্টম্যান-এর স্ত্রী! ব্যারোনেস ম্যাগডা। তারা সকলে চায় খলিফা কে ধ্বংস করতে চায়। চার শতাধিকের বেশি যাত্রীবাহী এক প্লেন হাইজ্যা��ের মধ্...
Mads
Mads·6 years ago
007 style book. Not his best. The plot gets both a bit tangled and streched to fit the story in the last third.
James Atkinson
James Atkinson·12 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bffL5...Treading similar lines to Rainbow six, this is a poor thriller.Problems:1. the authors inaccuracy's to suit the plot. 'Violence provokes change like the suffragettes'-no this alienated there support, it was women's role in ww1 which aided there quest for the vote far more.2. The fascist undertones. Our superman hero shoots a suspect because she'll be out next week (tell that to gitmo bay's inmates) which leads a reprisal bombing and no progress in the inve...