pickI must admit, once I learned the plot outlines, I considered the initial parts of the novel fun but more ridiculous than the James Bond movies.
But as the novel progressed, and especially at the climax, Trevanian (pen name of Rodney Whitaker) surprised me, imbuing the story with a pathos and grittiness I didn't expect. Some plot and character contrivances aside, it still is a spy novel worthy of a slow weekend's worth of time.
Recommended.
"Robust virility was projected through every detail of Ben's face, from the thick, close-cropped silver hair to the broad leathery face that looked as though it had been designed by Hormel and shaped with a dull saber."
Technically a little late for #funphotofriday but oh well.
I took this one off the shelf at my grandparents' house one visit because I'd finished all the books I'd brought with me and I liked the pink cover. As I read it, I was like whoa this book is a) so seventies and b) definitely for grownups. And then after I finished it I tore through all their Len Deighton and Fredrick Forsyth novels because it turned out I had a big thing for spy books.
The Eiger Sanction: A Novel | 
