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From:Christopher Reich , Doubleday ,
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1 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 The new International spy thriller, 2008-08-29
This title one of many releases by Mr. Reich and is a thriller with easy to follow storylines with a twist on many of the chapters It is a fast moving in a sort of Jason BourneJames Bond/ fast type thriller with international locations and villians as well as the good guys. The plots are easy to follow and a great read for the beach or a just relaxing after work. Check this one out
and the author's other titles. You will lose all track of time as you will be engrossed in the cloak and dagger action.
1 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Loved Reading This Book!, 2008-08-28
I have truly enjoyed reading this book, even though I am generally not a reader of fiction. This book was full of surprises at every turn and kept you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. Very fast moving and I also enjoyed the fact that even though there were numerous characters and places, etc. to keep track of (which I sometimes have problems with in a story), this author wrote in such a way that I was able to keep up with everyone and their part quite easily, which was a nice surprise for me. Was also very surprised at the ending too; did not expect it to end the way it did. Would recommend this book highly.
 Difficult to follow, 2008-08-27
My exposure to European & Middle Eastern cities was lacking in trying to follow the setting of this story. It wasn't very exciting.
1 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
Captivating and suspenseful.....a great read!, 2008-08-26
A fast moving tale of espionage and terrorism, full of interesting, well developed characters with no lack of twists and turns and an incredible surprise ending. Christopher Reich is up there with the best in suspenseful spy novels.
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
A Thriller that Deserves to Be Called a Thriller, 2008-08-22
The story opens with a grabber: Emma Ransom, while skiing with her husband Jonathan, dies in a terrible accident on a Swiss slope, and from there the story tumbles and throbs into a suspenseful spy thriller plot. How often have we seen the amateur, the ordinary guy, caught up in the frightening world of dangerous intrigue and being hunted simultaneously Hitchcockian-style by the cops and evildoers? There's plenty of conniving, conspiring, double dealing, and betraying. Rogue elements within the U.S. government are up to no good.
It's a good thing that Jonathan Ransom is a medical doctor because he has to endure and treat his numerous wounds as he pursues the bad guys.
The Ghost is a CIA trained hit man who dips his bullets in a Central American frog poison. The bad guys are involved in a scheme that involves preemptive and proactive attacks, and Dr. Ransom has to stop them.
You learn a lot as you read the book because the author has done careful research and is knowledgeable in various fields although there is some technical gibberish to add authenticity and believability.
The narration rushes at a breakneck pace, but because the book consists of alternating chapters (episodes) dealing with different sets of characters, some of the book's narrative velocity and urgency is lost, and the reader tends to read it in short spurts rather than at long sittings.
The often used device: the common man thought guilty by the cops becomes like a super hero doing deeds of derring-do beyond the ken of most mortals. He gets away in the knick of time on a number of occasions.
It's a well-written, richly layered, multi-textured book with different plot strands following various characters. In this genre don't expect too much plausibility. The ending is exciting and involves some rewriting of history.
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