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Jane Davis

08/09/09 at 01:03 PM

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On BookReporter.com

http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/9780525951223.asp

Jane Davis

08/11/09 at 03:02 PM

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Watch Greg Moody's review of The Siege on CBS 4 in Denver:

"Frankly, this is the kind of book I am always looking for -- the next great read."

http://cbs4denver.com/video/?id=60597@kcnc.dayport.com

Jane Davis

08/11/09 at 03:03 PM

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"To White's credit, the story does not unfold predictably, and by the end he has raised complex personal issues involving duty to country versus duty to family, but also macro issues about United States foreign policy. It's everything a thriller should be."
Kevin Walker, Tampa Tribune

http://tboextra.com/content/2009/aug/09/tr-hostage-thriller-addresses-complex-moral-issues/tboextra/

jane davis

08/11/09 at 03:12 PM

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"Meticulously plotted, unpredictable and unforgettable, The Siege is a gripping thriller that starts strong and never lets up. A must read novel, its story will haunt the reader long after the last page is turned."

http://www.mystery-books.com/2009/08/mystery-book-review-siege-by-stephen.html

Jane Davis

08/13/09 at 08:28 AM

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"Stephen White's gripping "The Siege," the best and most interesting terrorism thriller I've seen so far, in which a diabolical and murderous terrorist scheme unfolds on the campus of a great American university."
- Patrick Anderson, Washington Times

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/13/world-of-evolved-terror/

Jane Davis

08/16/09 at 10:17 AM

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"I've never read a book quite like The Siege." - Madison County Herald

http://www.mcherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090815/LIFE/908150308/Big%20bang%20sends%20%20Siege%20%20to%20the%20top

Jane Davis

08/26/09 at 09:02 AM

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"I don't usually care for novels that take me to the inside of a complex FBI case, with lots of firepower and conflicting motives, so I opened The Siege with a bias. But this novel is so well structured, with such intriguing characters, and lots of realistic suspense, that I couldn't put it down."
- Margaret Cannon, the Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/new-in-crime-fiction/article1259052/

Jane Davis

08/26/09 at 09:03 AM

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"If you’re looking for an excellent, gut-clenching, page turning suspense story, The Siege is the book you’re looking for. Stephen White says it took “five years banging around in my brain” and those five years produced a "Yale Whale" of a story."
-The Novel Bookworm

http://www.thenovelbookworm.com/2009/08/review-siege-by-stephen-white.html

Jane Davis

08/31/09 at 01:44 PM

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"THE SIEGE, an out and out political and international thriller, is a captivating story. It's well written, the characters are wholly fascinating, it's set somewhere new and relatively different, and it never relies on cliché, nor does it leave huge gaping logic holes (a complaint I've had with numerous fast-paced thrillers of yore).”

http://iloveamysterynewsletter.com/I_LOVE_A_MYSTERY_2ND_WEBSITE/ANDI__SHECHTER.html#THE%20SIEGE

Jane Davis

08/31/09 at 01:48 PM

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#10

“White creates terrific suspense in the telling of this thriller, revealing new facts at exactly the right pace to keep you turning the pages. The varied perspectives throw different lights on the mystery as well, making it seem real-time while you try to guess what happens next. A great read for any thriller fan!”
— Deanna P., Borders Mystery & Thriller Buyer

http://www.borders.com/online/store/ArticleView_mystery0809

Jane Davis

08/31/09 at 01:51 PM

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#11

"...The Siege a thriller with a brain. Armchair Interviews says: Highly recommended."

http://reviews.armchairinterviews.com/reviews/the-siege

Jane Davis

08/31/09 at 01:53 PM

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#12

“This intellectual, exciting thriller may make readers ponder how much terrorists have learned since their last U.S. attack.”

http://newsok.com/book-briefs-sunday-august-9-2009/article/3391203

Jane Davis

08/31/09 at 01:55 PM

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“White ratchets up the tension and stakes to a near-maddening level in this thriller that actually thrills.”

http://www.authormagazine.org/reviews.htm

Jane Davis

09/02/09 at 09:55 AM

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#14

"This is a flawless thriller that will keep you flipping pages."

http://morethanjustbooks.wordpress.com/

jane davis

09/16/09 at 09:17 AM

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#15

"There are suspense novels, and there are suspenseful novels – and then there’s Stephen White’s The Siege. This, my friends, is a suspense thriller in the classic tradition, written by a man who knows how to trip all your psychological switches:"

http://thisweeksbook.blogspot.com/2009/09/siege-stephen-white-makes-you-forget.html

jane davis

09/24/09 at 06:35 AM

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#16

"THE SIEGE is the kind of entertainment that provokes thought and speculation not easily dismissed. It’s likely to challenge your conclusions about terrorism and covert government operations. If not, the tension alone will undoubtedly stay with you long after the final chapter. Whatever the case, you should add it to your “must read” list."
—Alan Cranis, Bookgasm.com

http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/thrillers/the-siege/

Jane Davis

09/28/09 at 07:10 AM

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#17

"This plot is superior, the characterizations crisp, and the writing smooth and professional. It is a terrific book."
-The Courier

http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/09/24/conroe_courier/lifestyles/0925_pat_williams.txt

Jane Davis

11/04/09 at 09:10 AM

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#18

"It’s one of the season’s very best."

http://frontpagemag.com/2009/10/26/the-enemies-list-by-david-forsmark/

" This is, hands down, the best thriller of the summer."