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Chris Ryan
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Pages: 319 (Paperback)
ISBN: 009948014X
Pub: Red Fox
Pub date: 2005-03-03
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18192
Reader Reviews:
Great book, few errors (0/0 people found this helpful)
This is a great book, the plot is one of the best in the Alpha Force series, but there is one huge discrepancy between the setting and the culture.
It is set in Chennai, where the main, and only language is Tamil, but the book presents the Hindi language and culture.
Daniel's Review (7/7 people found this helpful)
When I first started I wasn't sure if I liked it seeing as it was a bit
gory with lots of very unhealthy people. But when I got into the story the story line was terrific.
The book is largely set in India and you immediately notice how poverty stricken the people are, when you see they are willing to sell parts of their bodies (that still work) for rupees (Indian money). Unfortunately, once you have agreed to sell a kidney there is no turning back. Bina, a thirteen year old Indian girl, finds herself trapped in this situation, kidnapped, drugged and about to lose a kidney. This is where the book gets interesting especially if you like spies and military but we will talk about that later.
When you first see Alpha force they are trying to 'make a difference' by building a school in Bina's village. But whilst trying to build the school the monsoons come early and work slows down. But the sooner the school is built the sooner the girls of the village can get enough money to get married. So Bina decides to go out and meet the kidney man to sell one of her kidneys so she can make enough money for her dowry. But then Bina gets scared and the kidney man has to take her the hard way. Using the latest surveillance technology Alpha Force try to rescue Bina and put a stop to this illegal trade.
This book is one of the best books I have read, if not a bit gory. It was packed with spy gadgets and had a good story line that reminded me a lot of the 'Make Poverty History' campaign that is in the news at the moment.
Written by Daniel (Age 10)
Daniel's review of Blood Money (3/4 people found this helpful)
When I first started I wasn't sure if I liked it seeing as it was a bit
gory with lots of very unhealthy people. But when I got into the story the story line was terrific.
The book is largely set in India and you immediately notice how poverty stricken the people are, when you see they are willing to sell parts of their bodies (that still work) for rupees (Indian money). Unfortunately, once you have agreed to sell a kidney there is no turning back. Bina, a thirteen year old Indian girl, finds herself trapped in this situation, kidnapped, drugged and about to lose a kidney. This is where the book gets interesting especially if you like spies and military but we will talk about that later.
When you first see Alpha force they are trying to 'make a difference' by building a school in Bina's village. But whilst trying to build the school the monsoons come early and work slows down. But the sooner the school is built the sooner the girls of the village can get enough money to get married. So Bina decides to go out and meet the kidney man to sell one of her kidneys so she can make enough money for her dowry. But then Bina gets scared and the kidney man has to take her the hard way. Using the latest surveillance technology Alpha Force try to rescue Bina and put a stop to this illegal trade.
This book is one of the best books I have read, if not a bit gory. It was packed with spy gadgets and had a good story line that reminded me a lot of the 'Make Poverty History' campaign that is in the news at the moment.
Written by Daniel (Age 10)
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