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The Dogs Of War

A legendary thriller from the international bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, now a major TV series starring Eddie Redmayne

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The Dogs Of War

By: Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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An astonishing discovery is made in the remote African republic of Zangaro, one which could change the course of a nation's history forever. But such a discovery cannot be kept secret for long and Sir James Manson will stop at nothing to protect this find. A ruthless and bloody-minded tycoon, Manson immediately hires an army of mercenaries and with this deadly crew behind him he sets out to topple the government and replace its dictator with a puppet president.

But news of the discovery has reached Russia - and suddenly Manson finds he no longer makes the rules in this power game. A game in which win or lose means life or death.

In this masterful thriller of international intrigue, Frederick Forsyth delivers a tense, brutal and always believable tale that will satisfy die-hard fans and newcomers alike.


© Frederick Forsyth 1987 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

 Suspense Thriller & Suspense War Africa

Critic reviews

Audacious and authoritative
What keeps you reading - absorbed, excited, fearfully tense - is its details of the plotting of the coup
Enormous and convincing detail, and a shattering climax
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An enjoyable story with a nice twist at the end. Read well at good listening pace. Ideal to listen in the on those annoying rush hour traffic

Good read

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A Classic Forsyth novel, takes its time to build up the setting, story and the characters so you really get involved in what is going on. As ever, excellently well written and researched. David Rintoul's narration is, in my opinion, the best out there and I was gripped after a fairly slow start. By the end I felt that that all the build up was worth it. Not one for action fans but still a very taut and tense book. Very good

Excellent, slow burning thriller

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A methodical Exposé on Coup d'etat combined with a bloody good thriller. Another Frederick Forsythe classic

Blood Guts & a Killer Plot. what more do you need?

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As usual F F does meticulous research and produces what feels like an authentic tale. All his books are excellent, I wish there were more!!

Great story about the mercenary world

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Excellent story about a British business man who hired a group of mercenaries to overfrow a government in an African country for his own means to make a lot of money.
Very exciting book well read by the narrator.

Frederick Forsythe's excellent novel

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