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The Doomsday Conspiracy
by Sidney Sheldon
Description:
Commander Robert Bellamy of US Naval Intelligence is dispatched on a top secret mission. A weather balloon carrying sensitive military information has crashed in Switzerland. Bellamy must locate the ten witnesses to the incident so that they can be sworn to secrecy. But as he conducts his search Bellamy begins to suspect that he, too, is being hunted, by an unknown lethal force that what he was told about the balloon was only one part of an almost unbelievable happening… From Washington to Zurich, Rome and Paris, the story unfolds to reveal Bellamy’s past why the women he loves the most cannot return his love, why his friends become his deadly enemies, and why the world must never learn the incredible secret hidden on the Swiss Alps..
About The Author
Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 January 30, 2007) was an American writer and producer.
He came to prominence in the 1930s, first working on Broadway plays and then in motion pictures, notably writing the successful comedy The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (1947) which earned him an Academy Award. He went on to work in television, where his works spanned a 20-year period during which he created The Patty Duke Show (196366), I Dream of Jeannie (196570) and Hart to Hart (197984). He became most famous after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling romantic suspense novels, such as Master of the Game (1982), The Other Side of Midnight (1973) and Rage of Angels (1980). He is the seventh best selling fiction writer of all time.
Skryf Review
“Good Reading”
Pooja
The first thing that struck me while I started to read this book is that this book has inspired an Indian Tamil language film named ‘Thegidi’ which I watched recently before reading this book. As I had watched the movie everything in this book was familiar and I was able to guess who was the antagonist (even if I hadn’t watched the movie). Yet this book was the best thriller book I have ever read because I get bored in every thriller book at some point. This was the only book that didn’t bore me even in a single page. I loved both the protagonist and the antagonist also some other characters. The writing style was obviously good and the character development was amazing. Clearly I wanted to read Mr. Sheldon’s other books after reading this one. The only thing I hated in this book was the track involving Dustin Thronton and Willard Stone was left abrupt and cut short. A must-read, page-turner and rip-roaring contemporary book.
Smit
Sidney Sheldon’s macho side. He is known for having female protagonists in his novels but this one is, as far as I know, the only exception, and it’s not even a bad one for he did a good job. I thought this was going to be all sci-fi and boring but he sure proved me wrong. It was indeed very informative and I just couldn’t put it down. I still can’t touch a plant now without the scare that I might be hurting it. It had been an interesting journey, reading this book, and I sure will be doing a little more research on the facts. The ending, though, could have been better, in my opinion. This is my fifth.
Helly
The Doomsday Conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon was a real entertainer! The author’s style of writing is what I enjoyed the most, it was simple, clear, witty at times and fast paced too! One could easily relate to all of his characters , specially the protagonist Commander Robert Bellamy, the portraying of that character was very real and convincing, thank god he was not one of those picture perfect super hero who knew everything! Other than that the plot was very gripping with enough twists and turns and mystery to keep the readers engrossed. I am glad I read a Sidney Sheldon book at last it was a treat for a first time reader like me and I will definitely be reading more of his books!
aashna
The Aliens are invading! The world is dying! They are killing us!World’s industrialization is the problem for Aliens. They think people are destroying the earth due to all chemicals released from the industry. So, Aliens have demanded the nuclear and manufacturing industries to be stopped. They have warned that unless people agree to do so, they will invade the earth. Now, the secret agency from the strongest countries of the world have come together and formed the secret organisation ‘Operation Doomsday’ to fight against the Aliens. The operation is hidden from the world in order to avoid public panic.After reading almost all of Sidney’s book. I kind of knew beforehand that this books consists of suspense with many twist and turns but never ever expected Aliens, UFOS and scientific fiction from him. It totally blew my mind! Without a doubt, he did a great job. Do you know what inspired Dan Brown to write thriller fiction? The Doomsday Conspiracy. Just wondering if Dan Brown named his character Robert Landon because of Robert here. Sidney is getting another point for this.
Kahaan
The Doomsday Conspiracy is another thriller novel by my favorite author, Sidney Sheldon. The story concerns an American naval officer, Commander Robert Bellamy who was mysteriously recruited in the NSA to investigate a balloon crash accident in the Swiss Alps where it said that there were seven (7) witnesses. He was tasked to search for the said witnesses and report it to the authorities immediately. I know I shall not go into the story in detail as it will contain spoilers but, personally I kind-of dislike this novel because this is a Sci-Fi and unfortunately I am not a fan of that kind of genre (especially those that contains aliens and zombies).he rationale was: Why alarm the public unnecessarily about phenomena they cannot understand? Since the authorities themselves are basically ignorant about extraterrestrial beings, they, rather than making any attempt to meet them and learn their purposes, automatically classify their appearances as enemy action. In other words, “dehumanization” is the price paid by the government to protect our national security. I mean, would that be possible in the near future? That specific question disturbed my mind for quite some time now.Just a surprise fact: I randomly learned that Dan Brown, the author of popular thriller novel, The Da Vinci Code, named The Doomsday Conspiracy as the book that inspired him to write thriller fiction, citing its “simplicity of the prose and efficiency of the storyline.