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    <body><![CDATA[This goes on record as one of the most horrific, traumatizing, pointless books I have ever read.  Trevanian is a skilled writer; he couldn't have created such a nightmare of a book if he wasn't.  But he is also a huge mysogynist.  This is one of those books I wish I could go back in time and stop my...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39792085">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Started this and loved the writing style, but failed to realize until I started it that it wasn't the first in the series. Going to get the first book first.<br/><br/>Reminds me of Bond books, but I actually like it a bit better (I only got about 20 pages in, though).]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[W rating: solid B<br/><br/>Much better. This book is an excellent sequel to <em>The Eiger Sanction</em>. More character and plot development throughout with an exciting build. Gruesome death in the beginning.<br/><br/>Read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Trevanian. Some of my all time favorite spy thrillers. I liked this one better than Eiger, but they were both great.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you read this novel, which I can recommend if you enjoy the cold-war espionage genre, you will never experience a typical 'waiting room' in the same manner.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you enjoy spy/action books, Trevanian is a brilliant writer.  However, I'd recommend Shibumi before the Loo Sanction.  ]]></body>
    
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