Twelve Seconds to Live

This is the last of the 37 books of naval fiction that Reeman wrote under his own name. that I have finished. All were in the 20th century. I am half way through the books he wrote about the British Navy in time of sail. In his books Reeman often switches from one person to another without you realiz......more

Quite enjoyable. Not sure of the validity of the weapons described on the German side but maybe I just didn't know about them. The love interest in these books always seem a bit "Brief Encounters" but maybe thats the way it was. Not one of the best in my view.......more

This was an Okay book, but is never going to be one of my favourite Reeman stories. Most of Reeman's story have a clear plot focussing on the crew of a single vessel and usually on one main character. In Twelve Seconds to Live however the plot continually jumps from a Coastal Force Minelayer to the......more

I like the theme and war era I get confused with the many characters and relationships And the actual action is brief or described later So to find these amazing books by this gifted author and then find it a bit chewy read is disappointing......more