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The Last Eagle (A Christopher Sheppard Adventure Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Richard Turner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
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A Forgotten Secret. A Lethal Enemy. A Deadly Race against the Odds. When a Russian prince is murdered in England, former soldier Christopher Sheppard is pulled into a lethal game of cat and mouse. He soon finds himself pitted against deadly and ruthless Soviet agents who are determined to uncover the truth about the most guarded secret of the last Czar of Russia. Sheppard struggles to remain one-step ahead of people who still fighting their own private war. From England, to France, from Turkey to the vast open steppes of Mongolia, aided by a small group of Russian patriots, Christopher Sheppard races to rescue someone from the clutches of a cruel and sadistic warlord before it is too late. Take a step back in time to the late 1920s, a time of change…a time when merciless men sought to change the world.
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    A Christopher Sheppard Adventure
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    October 14, 2013
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I was anxious to read Mr. Turner's book....his military experience has obviously assisted in his ability to tell such stories, as The Last Eagle, providing detail and depth, which I was pleased to find.................Dennis F. Larsen author of The Living Hunger.

It all kicked off within the first few pages too and the first tough, gritty chapter gave me a feel for the rest of the book. It was a good introduction and I found myself wanting to read on....Sarah H.

This book was a good Action/Adventure that never stopped; it's a real page-turner. The setting was Russia, Mongolia, and England during the Bolshevik Revolution. Turner immerses the reader in the story, drawing them in with excellent character building. I liked Christopher Shepherd, the main character, cared about what happened to him....Teresa C.

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The Ryan Mitchell Thrillers-The Kurgan War - Horror Stories-Project Gauntlet -The Alexander Scott Novels -The Christopher Sheppard Adventures -The James Shaw Missions -

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FWWD9MW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon (October 14, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 14, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1687 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 269 pages
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Richard Turner

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Richard Turner proudly served his country for more than thirty years, all across the globe.

He wanted to try something new and now spends his time writing.

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Toni Osborne
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2015
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“The Last Eagle” kicks off right from the start and the action never stops, this novel is a real page-turner, an excellent adventure that takes us back to the late 1920 during the Bolshevik Revolution.

The story is fast paced and exciting. I really enjoyed every moment it is such a hard book to put down. Early on we are introduced to Captain Christopher Sheppard, an experienced soldiers and your classic hero. With Harry Campbell, his trusty aid and chauffeur, they soon find themselves in a lethal cat and mouse game facing enemy agents and deadly adversary as they cross Europe, Russia and Mongolia to rescue a descendant of the tsarists dynasty.

I loved this book but it needs some improvement, what is annoying is a story that flips from one character to another simply with a new paragraph, a bit confusing at times. Minor repetitive words in the same sentence should be illuminated. With a few tweaks here and there this would be an awesome story. Apart from these minor points, the novel is smooth to read and the story is captivating from start to finish.

Having said my pet peeves, now I will provide more good points: no doubts this is a gripping story with fight scenes that are very visual and seem quite realistic. We find a whole raft of well- developed characters including nasty opponents and charismatics good guys and of course at the heart of this drama are two damsels in distress.

“The Last Eagle” is a good novel that focuses on the plotting and is action driven. Without any doubts this is my kind of novel.
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D Larsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2014
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I was anxious to read Mr. Turner's book once I found out he is a fellow Edmontonian and has served in the Canadian Forces. His military experience has obviously assisted in his ability to tell such stories, as The Last Eagle, providing detail and depth, which I was pleased to find. The novel, as others have mentioned, is fast paced, exciting and moves along, page by page, to a satisfying conclusion. I particularly enjoyed his writing style and the character development. The players were 'human', having flaws and strengths but no supermen.
There were a few editor-styled errors along the way but not enough to distract me from the writer's intent and the storyline. I would recommend this book to lovers of historical fiction set in wartime. I have already downloaded the author's next novel and hope to get to it soon.
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Tee Kay
4.0 out of 5 stars A good Action/Adventure...
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2014
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This book was a good Action/Adventure that never stopped; it's a real page-turner. The setting was Russia, Mongolia, England during the Bolshevik Revolution. Turner immerses the reader in the story, drawing them in with excellent character building. I liked Christopher Shepherd, the main character, cared about what happened to him. There were characters of every sort, and most were well developed. There was the cold, murderous agent bent on destroying his targets, not necessarily for the good of the people, but perhaps more for the pleasure he felt at doing so. There were good, there were bad, there were blind underlings who followed orders blindly, and there were people who lent a bit pf comic relief from the tension and pace of the story.

The Last Eagle includes glimpses of the cruelty of war, enough to make it believable, but not so much that it changes the focus away from Christopher completing his mission. I had a hard time setting my Kindle down.

The ending did feel a tad rushed.

There were a few things that I deducted a star for: (in limited instances) descriptive writing that felt cliche. And, this book could benefit from a good edit: repeated words, some homonyms used in place of the correct word.

In spite of the few problems it has, the sense of story that Turner unleashes it its pages makes me happily recommend The Last Eagle to anyone who likes Action/Adventure.
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G. T. Hood
4.0 out of 5 stars Last Eagle won't be my last Richard Turner book.
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2014
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The Last Eagle has great character development and interesting plot twists, even though some of the protagonist's exploits seem beyond the realm of possibility.
I gave this only four stars because of bad editing. There are too many grammar errors, misspelled words, or incorrect words to earn a perfect rating.
I can recommend Last Eagle to all who enjoy historical fiction with a focus on action/adventure. Lots of stuff blows up!
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Ginnygirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Blood and Action
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2015
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Yes, lots of blood and lots of action. Also, lots of history, travel, good friends, brave men and women, laughs, and a happy ending. Loved it! I'll definitely read more.
All it needed was to have hired me to proof-read it for grammar, typos, and punctuation :-)
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Ricky E Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2014
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Great
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J. Heyman
4.0 out of 5 stars Romanov family lives?
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014
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Initially set at a time when the White and the Red Russians were fighting for the disparate vision of Russia's future. Jump 10 yrs later and involve an American on a secret mission to Mongolia to rescue the captive of a reclusive White Colonel. The Reds know the American is coming, but he doesn't know they know...
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T.W. Barton
2.0 out of 5 stars I have not been able to finish the story
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2014
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I bought this book a while ago and started to read but just have not been able to finish it. It is written in a time frame that just does not really interest me. It is not about the story line or writing but purely about tastes which I guess is what all reviews are basically about.
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BevW
4.0 out of 5 stars A fast paced action thriller
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2014
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I downloaded this book as a freebie from Amazon and am very glad that I did. The story begins in 1919 and ends in late 1927 or early 1928 and takes place in various places ranging from England to Mongolia and the USA. I make no claim to be an expert in either this time period or the historical events which might have taken place then so I can't judge the book for it's accuracy in that regard but I can say that it is an action packed thriller that grabbed my attention and kept me reading.

Early on we are introduced to Captain Christopher Sheppard (retired), a man who sent long years in the trenches of Europe fighting as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. He has seen more of death than he ever wants to and is in England trying to settle the affairs of his brother who has recently died. He is joined by his driver, Harry Campbell, who had also been a driver for his deceased brother. Together they find themselves in an unexpectedly dangerous situation and before they know it, both have been recruited by one of Sheppard's uncles to complete a dangerous task of rescuing the illegitimate daughter of the deceased Russian Czar, from he captor in Mongolia.

The story moves along very quickly with lots of action and excitement along the way. The author's military experience no doubt serves him in good stead when it comes to military matters.

There were a few small areas which I felt could be improved upon. Within chapters, the author sometimes flipped from telling one characters part of the story to another characters simply by changing paragraphs. This was a little distracting and even just using asterix to set them apart would have been helpful. Secondly, the editor missed a few things which would have made for a smoother read. For example, near the end of the story was the following sentence: "As of today, both you and Elena are both my daughters."
I found the use of the word both twice in a sentence to be excessive. There were several other occasions where similar mistakes were made. Fix these up and I would happily give the book 5 stars.

I would certainly recommend this to anyone who enjoys action adventure with a historical setting and will look forward to reading more adventures featuring Christopher Sheppard and friends.
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Sarah Houldcroft
4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, action packed adventure
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2014
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This book was certainly full of action, not many pages went by without someone being killed or something happening. It all kicked off within the first few pages too and the first tough, gritty chapter gave me a feel for the rest of the book. It was a good introduction and I found myself wanting to read on.

The whole book was pretty gripping and although it may not be my first choice of genre to read, I really wanted to get to the end to find out how the story would unfold and who would be alive at the end of it. The fight scenes were very visual and worked well and I am not surprised to read that the author served in the forces. I think he also used his experiences and knowledge of weaponry to advantage throughout the book because it had an authentic sense of reality about it. The scenes move with ease between countries as diverse as England and Mongolia taking Christopher Shepherd, our hero, with them. He comes across some particularly nasty opponents who make up a whole raft of characters throughout the book from the cold blooded villains to the frightened young girl and her grandmother.

My only criticism is that the book could have benefited from another proofreading as there were a number of mistakes. However, these do not detract much and I have no reservation in recommending this book to anyone who appreciates a gripping, unflinching, action packed adventure.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2021
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Super tale well worth reading, l found l couldn’t W wait to continue reading the story to find out the outcome.
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Patrick McCarthy
4.0 out of 5 stars The Last Eagle (A Christopher Sheppard Adventure)
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2013
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I have just finished another book by Richard Turner. The author has again managed to weave a fast action adventure story through another juicy slice of history.

As with most of Turners adventure books, the carnage meter is cranked way past 10 and no one is safe accept for our dangerous but damaged hero.

In The Last Eagle our hero Christoper Sheppard finds himself stuck in the middle of the fall out from the Russian Revolution in an attempt to rescue the last survivor of an aristocratic dynasty.

Typically we see the 1920s from the North American perspective of being a fun but crazy time, with a few gangsters thrown into the mix, but we forget that the rest of the world was in absolute chaos, and still recovering from the mental and physical scars of not only the first world war, but also political upheaval, nation building, as well as significant changes in social norms.

This back drop to the story provides a perfect adventure playground full of death, destruction, chivalry, light romance, plot twists and good old action packed moments.

A perfect Amazon adventure book to add to your collection.
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Curtis Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read - Christopher Sheppard has a lot of potential!
Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2014
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I enjoyed this first book in the Christopher Sheppard series. A wealthy WW1 vet, Sheppard is catapulted into the Russian Civil War, looking to save a very important woman. Seems to be a bit James Bond-ish - looking forward to reading more!
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