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“Gripping mission is packed with action. …..Written like a screenplay, with excellent descriptions, tightly knotted into a minimum of words, DARK ARMADA is a very good read for lovers of action, thrills and adventure with a little romance and betrayal thrown in.”
Southern Daily Echo (UK)

“DARK ARMADA is an easily read, fast moving mystery that will tantalize the imagination. Its plot uniquely suggests subterfuge among the world’s intelligence agencies that are rarely linked in today’s stories.”
Newport Press (USA)

THE THIRD WAY

“A real plus about this novel is the lack of excessive technical detail. Adventure, believable political activities and characters, a touch of romance and sex, oil, caplitalists, all the ingredients necessary to crate an enjoyable, tense read. Rated 9 out of 10.”
The Northern Advocate.

COVENANT OF THE POPPIES:

“We don’t get much adventure fiction from New Zealand, but if Colin D. Peel’s book COVENANT OF THE POPPIES is representative of what is going on down there, the loss is ours. The writing is lean and hard, pungent and well organised……the prose is remarkably contained, McConnell is as laconic as they come, and the author does not try to put fancy words or sentences in his mouth. All the dialogue sounds like real-life speech….”
New York Times (USA)

“Those who favour taut, bare-bones thrillers a la Alastair Maclean and Jack Higgins will enjoy the underpublicised Peel’s no-frills novels. Plotting is everything here.”
Booklist (USA)

“…..the scenery is a bloody blur, and true love is certain. Colin Peel, an old hand at intrigue, gives German unification a decidedly new twist.”
New York Daily News (USA)

“This novel reads like an exciting motion picture script and, would, in fact, make a good film for television or Hollywood.”
Press Observer (USA)

ATOLL:

“In this tightly written, exciting adventure, New Zealander Peel offers plenty of no-holds-barred violence….. For dessert the author provides a delightful romance.”
Publishers Weekly (USA)

“ATOLL is a modern book on a very different theme. Well-written, concise, rich in concern over what is happening in the Pacific and all over this country.”
Macon Beacon (USA)

SNOWTRAP:

“SNOWTRAP opens with a bang….. The plot is uncluttered and well constructed but characters take a back seat to the action in this swiftly moving thriller.”
Publishers Weekly (USA)

NIGHTDIVE:

“A plot that has the rat-a-tat pace of thirties pulp….. Nothing interferes with the story’s greased slick…..”
Kirkus (USA)

“Gripping thriller set in Micronesia Islands. ….. By an author who has already proved himself a master of the suspense story. Here is a good fast mystery with tons of local colour and good character development. It can be read in one short evening of chills and pleasure.”
South Bend Indiana Tribune (USA)

FLAMEOUT:

“…..Peel’s novels offer unadulterated escape for his readers. Like his earlier “NIGHTDIVE”, this one is sheer, all out white heat action….. Peel’s chases scorch land, sea and air, and the action hurtles from the American West to England, Israel and finally Lebanon. A breathless page turner all the way.”
Buffalo News (USA)

HELL SEED:

“Fascinating bit of Sci-Fi.”
Tacoma News Tribune (USA)

“The more I got into it the more exciting I found it – and ingenious. If you are the kind of reader who enjoys a good scare, HELL SEED provides it.”
New Zealand Herald (NZ)

GLIMPSE OF FOREVER:

“Intensely fascinating novel….. You will find yourself ready to believe almost anything.”
The Citizen (UK)

“Master of his craft….. Another thrilling science fiction by Colin Peel….. Masterly grasp of a difficult form of writing…..”
New Zealand Herald (NZ)

HELL’S ARENA:

“Good novel….. Deadly transcontinental chase.”
Boulton Evening News (UK)

COGAN’S FALCONS:

“….. action-packed, tersely written thriller…”
Sunday Star Times (NZ)

EYE OF THE WARRIOR:

“….. intriguing and hypnotic novel. As well as exploring the development of myth and religion, (Peel) expertly tells a well-plotted and gripping tale that hooked me from start to finish. It made me want to hold a longbow in my hand to see what effect it might have on me.”
The Historical Novels Review (UK)

WHITE DESERT:

“Peel handles the relationship (between Ryder and Isabel) with subtlety, allowing it to contrast with the dramatic and often violent action. And he knows how to keep a plot on the boil, mixing ingredients such as an assassin for hire and a hard-drinking Russian ex-Spetsnaz counter terrorist specialist…..”
Yorkshire Evening Post (UK)

“…..great plane or holiday read.”
Citymix (NZ)

“The plot is good. The pace is well set and the drama unfolds without too much complication. Colin Peel no doubt wrote this book with one eye on Hollywood and it may translate well onto the screen.”
Capital Times (NZ)

CHICANE:

“I guarantee it will have you on the edge of your seat from page one.”
Citymix (NZ)

“…..riveting prologue ….. great read – perfect for a wet Saturday afternoon – and anyone who enjoys fast-paced thrillers from writers such as Tom Clancy, Jack Higgins or Alastair McLean will thoroughly enjoy the thrills provided by CHICANE.”
Classic Car (NZ)

“An extremely fast-paced book ….. horrifying realism.”
Marlborough Express (NZ)

“Delightful story, plenty of mystery, lots of fast cars, terrorists and romance.”
Northern Advocate (NZ)

THE ROSENBERG PRINCIPLE:

“Colin Peel excels at making scientific concepts accessible to the lay reader. (He) goes a stage further by tying the ideas to exciting, cunningly plotted storylines. He has a growing reputation among lovers of intelligent adventure yarns. He deserves to be as huge as Alistair McLean or Robert Ludlum.”
Sunday Star Times (NZ)

“….intriguing tale …. really gripping and well written.”
Gisborne Herald (NZ)

“….definitely thriller movie material.”
Café Magazine (NZ)

“This is an excellent read. (Peel) is compared with Alistair McLean or Robert Ludlum. He is better than the former and just about as good as the latter.”
Northern Advocate (NZ)

“The pace of this headlong high-powered thriller never wavers – never lets up.”
Wairarapa Times-Age (NZ)

“The concept is too real, too plausible and rather frightening.”
Hawkes Bay Today (NZ)