Unicorn

Noun: unicorn 'yooni'korn An imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead. Though the popular image of the unicorn is that of a white horse differing only in the horn, the traditional unicorn has a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail, and cloven hoofs, which distinguish him from a horse. Interestingly, these modifications make the horned ungulate more realistic, since only cloven-hoofed animals have horns.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Shall we tell the President?

The second novel I read which was penned down by Geoffrey Archer. A short but taut thriller about a conspiracy by a senator to kill the President of the United states. We have the usual happy ending in the end with the President safe because of the dedication of an FBI agent. The novel was a little over 200 pages and it was quite a treat to read. I couldn't put it down. The workings of the FBI and the President's Secret service was described in great detail. I always wondered why many TV series and movies showed the FBI agents showing their badge with the left hand ... This book answered that question. It had a lot of information and attention to detail. The previous work I read of Geoffrey Archer was "A matter of honor". Though this book pales in comparison with that nevertheless each of these books is great in their own right - One was about Her Majesty's secret service while the other was about the FBI.

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