Review of Quest: Finding Freddie
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Review of Quest: Finding Freddie
[Following is a volunteer review of "Quest: Finding Freddie" by Thomas Richard Spradlin.]
I just finished the book "Quest: Finding Freddie" by Thomas Spradlin and it is one of the best books I've read in such a long time. I've researched this book to see if this is a true story or to find out if any part of it is embellished and, from what I've been able to determine, this seems to be a factual account of a lawyer investigating the disappearance of one of his top clients in the midst of political turmoil in 1970's Nigeria.
Freddie Nachman is a Swedish Jew who has lived in America for thirty-plus years making an extremely lucrative business selling telecommunications contracts to governments. Freddie goes missing in Nigeria, on the Sabbath, almost directly after the Israeli Entebbe rescue and the more recent failed Nigerian government coup. Richard, a senior partner at Freddie's prestigious law firm, is sent to investigate his disappearance and then locate and bring him home - hopefully, alive. But with the political unrest, civil disruption, bureaucratic red tape and provincial dangers surrounding him, this will be a trip that Richard himself knows he may not return home from. Thankfully, Richard has very loyal friends, local to the region and who are as full of integrity and as central to the plot as he is, as well as obscene amounts of money at his disposal, that assist him and both of which he knows he would not get very far without.
The writing is superb, the prose is captivating and the editing damn near perfect. And I don't know if the author really speaks the way that he does in the book, but if so, he's an American James Bond with a story that Tom Clancy would dream of writing. The author describes an almost step-by-step process in all that he does, rich in detail and in visually provoking clarity. The scenes of conversation or descriptions of locale are just as intriguing and riveting as the scenes that are full of action and suspense. Richard may be a lawyer, but I personally think he has a calling as a writer.
I absolutely loved this book. I give it the highest rating, 4 out of 4 stars (or 5 out of 5, whichever system you are using) and it is worth every one. There is such a prevalent tendency for books of this genre to be dry and boring, especially when non-fiction, and I had half a thought this would be one when I chose it. But it is June's Book of the Month at OBC for a reason and I think it should be nominated for Book of the Year. I will re-read this book more than once and not be the least bit bored or any less captivated.
To Mr. Spradlin and his friends (whatever their real names are), thank you for your heroism, your courage and your willingness to put yourself in harm's way to save another. For us in the cushy West, you are an example to us all.
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Quest: Finding Freddie
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I just finished the book "Quest: Finding Freddie" by Thomas Spradlin and it is one of the best books I've read in such a long time. I've researched this book to see if this is a true story or to find out if any part of it is embellished and, from what I've been able to determine, this seems to be a factual account of a lawyer investigating the disappearance of one of his top clients in the midst of political turmoil in 1970's Nigeria.
Freddie Nachman is a Swedish Jew who has lived in America for thirty-plus years making an extremely lucrative business selling telecommunications contracts to governments. Freddie goes missing in Nigeria, on the Sabbath, almost directly after the Israeli Entebbe rescue and the more recent failed Nigerian government coup. Richard, a senior partner at Freddie's prestigious law firm, is sent to investigate his disappearance and then locate and bring him home - hopefully, alive. But with the political unrest, civil disruption, bureaucratic red tape and provincial dangers surrounding him, this will be a trip that Richard himself knows he may not return home from. Thankfully, Richard has very loyal friends, local to the region and who are as full of integrity and as central to the plot as he is, as well as obscene amounts of money at his disposal, that assist him and both of which he knows he would not get very far without.
The writing is superb, the prose is captivating and the editing damn near perfect. And I don't know if the author really speaks the way that he does in the book, but if so, he's an American James Bond with a story that Tom Clancy would dream of writing. The author describes an almost step-by-step process in all that he does, rich in detail and in visually provoking clarity. The scenes of conversation or descriptions of locale are just as intriguing and riveting as the scenes that are full of action and suspense. Richard may be a lawyer, but I personally think he has a calling as a writer.
I absolutely loved this book. I give it the highest rating, 4 out of 4 stars (or 5 out of 5, whichever system you are using) and it is worth every one. There is such a prevalent tendency for books of this genre to be dry and boring, especially when non-fiction, and I had half a thought this would be one when I chose it. But it is June's Book of the Month at OBC for a reason and I think it should be nominated for Book of the Year. I will re-read this book more than once and not be the least bit bored or any less captivated.
To Mr. Spradlin and his friends (whatever their real names are), thank you for your heroism, your courage and your willingness to put yourself in harm's way to save another. For us in the cushy West, you are an example to us all.
******
Quest: Finding Freddie
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