When Ken Follett burst upon the thriller scene in the late 1970s, he shook the genre wide awake by combining some raciness with his plots. The fact that the heroine of Eye of the Needle had to make love to a Nazi spy to defeat him was a bit shocking while in keeping with sensibilities of its time. Triple was his next novel; it moves that model to the Middle East conflict. Today it feels a bit clunky but is still fairly thrilling. The book is a fast, fun read but not particularly memorable.

What a complex espionage tale in post-WW2 Europe. My takeaway is that you never know who to trust in the spy game. Convoluted novel. I don't pretend to understand all of the double dealing going on but enjoyed the ride.

Awesome and really close to what really happened (something he didn't know at the time he wrote it).

Huge Follett Fan but not a fan of this book

I would not read this one if I knew what it was before reading.
This Follett book plays like a drug store action crime novel. There are plot flaws galore and I didn't identify with many of the characters. Skip this one.

4.5

A terribly boring spy story

A good plot, but a chaotic finish left me wanting for a more descriptive ending.

I enjoyed this book. I think Ken Follett wrote a good adventure tale as usual. I’d recommend it to his fans.

7/10 en 2006.

Efectivo como - casi- todos los de Follet, pero para mí a distancia de Alto Riesgo, La clave está en Rebeca o por supuesto Los pilares de la Tierra.

Novela de espía, en este caso del 79. En esta ocasión la cosa no va de infiltrados en la II Guerra Munidal, sino de la Guerra fría y el Mossad.

Como casi todo Follett, no falla para darte unas horas de entretenimiento.

Ken Follett, al solito, offre una trama piacevole, curiosa, e accattivante. Nell'ultima parte alcuni passaggi sembravano essere forzati, quali ad esempio alcuni degli aspetti più oscuri degli antagonisti, ma tutto sommato mi ha tenuto incollato alle pagine ed ha fatto quello che doveva: intrattenermi.

Three students who attended the same party given by a lecturer at Oxford cross paths years later in very different circumstances. One is an Israeli agent, one an Egyptian agent and the other a Russian agent. The plot revolves around an attempt by the Israelis to pull off a heist that will put them on a more equal military footing with their Arab neighbours.

The main character in Triple is Dickstein, the Israeli agent. He is a bit of a James Bond type, albeit without being such a ladies man despite finding time for a little romance. He ticks all the boxes for a super hero; tough past, smart, quick thinking and hard as nails. In fact, he's a bit too good sometimes. I listened to the audio version and unfortunately the narrator tried a bit too hard, giving a comical feel to some of the accents. That said, Triple is a decent spy thriller with an interesting Middle Eastern theme.

¡¡Qué pedazo de novela!! Una trama terriblemente enrevesada pero a la vez adictiva y bien contada, al estilo inconfundible de Ken Follett, que permite que no te pierdas entre tanto Servicio Secreto, espías y contraespionaje (siempre y cuando te mantengas atento). Por ahí leí que está basada en un hecho real, la Operación Plumbat, llevada a cabo por el Mossad en 1968 con el objetivo de conseguir el material que Israel necesitaba para construir armas nucleares, pero hasta ahí llega la similitud, dudo que cualquier información sobre los hechos reales haya salido del cerrado círculo en que se mantenía este tipo de información durante la Guerra Fría.

Por lo mismo, me asombra el ingenio de Follett al desarrollar una historia tan compleja, pero a la vez contundente y con personajes caracterizados de forma impecable en el contexto de la novela. De más está decir que está excelentemente documentada y he aprendido mucho sobre aspectos del conflicto árabe-israelí que realmente desconocía. Como dato, el título hace referencia a la coincidencia en la trama de los servicios secretos de Israel, Egipto y la Unión Soviética.

Libro recomendadísimo para quienes gustan de las novelas de espionaje duro.

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