Das Walhalla Testament

by Jon Land

Nicaragua ist bloß das Vorspiel; der grauenhafte Tod von ein paar Unschuldigen ist nicht gegen die geplante Ermordung von Millionen. Das Ziel ist einfach: Die totale Herrschaft über die Welt – oder was von ihr übrigbleibt.
Der einzige Mann, der diese bestialischen Pläne noch durchkreuzen könnte, wird in New York ermordet. Doch er hat es geschafft, sein tödliches Wissen an die schöne Chimera weiterzugeben - in Wirklichkeit die gefährlichste Spezialagentin in den USA. Ihr bleibt kaum noch Zeit, um die Katastrophe aufzuhalten, und ihr einziger Helfer ist der vollkommen ahnungslose Football-Star Jamie Skylar. Wenn nicht beide über sich hinauswachsen, hat die Welt keine Chance mehr…….

Genres: Thriller, Fiction

367 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1990

About the author

Jon Land is an American author of thriller novels and a screenwriter. He graduated from Brown University in 1979 Phi Beta Kappa and Magna cum Laude. He often bases his novels and scripts on extensive travel and research as well as a twenty-five year career in martial arts. He is an associate member of the US Special Forces and is an emeritus board member the International Thriller Writers. John currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Reviews

[Tanuj Solanki · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a reading-writing exercise for me. It isn't too difficult to write like this, I suppose.

The plot is okay, the action regularly skip-worthy. The first third, in Nicaragua, was strongest. The second third, in Australia, was stupid. And Land lost his grip in the finale. He is more comfortable in the middle, when his characters are on the run, when the elements of the equation are still not completely settled. Once the battle-lines are drawn, Land seems to lose interest himself.

[Wenzel Roessler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Land does write an action packed books and this one is no exception. Our lead character was surprisingly well written and interesting, unfortunately everybody else took a big step backwards in interest and in dialogue.

[Doug · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn't put it down

I'm really glad I found this author and I can't wait to get his next one. Realistic, believable characters. Action packed.

[Julia :) · Rating 1 out of 5]

So boring! Even though the ideo of the story itself was not bad, I kept falling asleep. I wanted this to be a good book but unfortunately it wasn't.