The Doomsday Conspiracy [Large Print]

by Sidney Sheldon

Book Overview

When a mysterious weather balloon crashes to earth in the Swiss Alps, the head of the NSA handpicks Robert Bellamy to track down and identify the ten known witnesses to the event. A man whose obsession with his covert assignments has cost him the only woman he can ever love, Bellamy now faces the impossible. But as he searches for clues from Rome to Budapest to Texas, this mission blows up in his face -- and rips the lid off an incredible conspiracy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688104444
• ISBN13: 9780688104443
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Suspense, romance, and UFOs

Commander Robert Bellamy, crack Naval Intelligence agent, has been assigned the top secret job of locating ten people who witnessed the crash of a UFO in Switzerland. The job sends him to six countries, and, as soon as Robert and leaves them, each of the witnesses is violently murdered. He then realizes that several highly-placed representatives from around the world are behind the plot, and that his name has been added to the hit list. This suspenseful page-turner kept me spellbound and I was unable to put it down. I felt like I was running with Robert as he used his skills and cunning to solve puzzle after puzzle, criss-crossing the globe in a frantic race against time. The exotic locations are described beautifully, and the large cast of characters is intriguing. The sci-fi parts are the weakest, and reflect the time in which the book was written, but the over-all reading experience was truly exciting, scary, and satisfying. I recommend The Doomsday Conspiracy to all fans of Sidney Sheldon's books; this one is different and one of his very best. Kona

Excellent work by Sidney Sheldon

This is the first book I've read by Sidney Sheldon. It's also the first book that I've read in less than two days. From the first page on I couldn't put it down. I found it very interesting with only a few pages getting a little strange with a small science fiction twist that I thought was a little corny. I thought the ending was excellent. I hope to read more by Sheldon and hope that they are as good as this one. Without hesitation, I'd recommend this book. It's worth the price and the time to read it. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed.

Just damn good ...

The first I ever read of Sidney Sheldon. A surprising story that keeps you pinned to the chair and your hands chained to the paper ... A strimming story line, written in easy and simple way. as one occasion leads on to the other - you will not be able to put it down ...

Couldn't Put it down!

This is the first book of Sheldon's that I read and it was absolutely fascinating. I found it non-stop action and quite the page turner. My husband read the book intently one Saturday and handed it to me Sunday where I quickly gobbled it up in an entire day as well. It's a great ride of non stop excitement! I quickly ran out to find everything else that he wrote! This was still my favorite of them all though!

Buy it!!

I had to throw in my two cents. I read this book over 6 years ago, and it still sticks out in my mind as one of the best reads I have ever had. My advice to anyone--pick up a copy and try it out for yourself (different than his other novels)...