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Aug 16, 2008
A okay thriller that suffers from a serious flaw that is faced by many thrillers set in a current setting: over time the setting(s) become dated and that can seriously effect the novel. Cutout has a seriously dated feel that takes away from the seriousness of the novel. The political instability of Europe is somewhat out of place (it is now Russia not Germany that threatens Europe.) For all my criticism the plot in Cutout is well planned and contains constant and never ceasing suspense. The char
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Apr 22, 2009
I just finished the book and I would definitely read another book by this author. The book was really interesting from a historical perspective, especially since it is about international terrorism and was written before 9/11. It gives an interesting look at what we thought the dangers were at that time. Also the storyline moved well and kept my attention and the characters were great.
Jul 20, 2010
A complicated plot that involves a kidnapping of the VP of the US. The author brings too many minor characters into the story and this makes it hard to keep everyone straight. Not all that entertaining
Jan 22, 2010
A femaile CIA analyst learns that her case officer husband did not die but instead became a deep undercover agent with a terrorist group that kidnapped the Vice President.
Oct 09, 2008
The lead agent in this espionage/suspense novel is also in the following book Blown. I love spy stories, and have spent the summer reading up on Le Carre novels, and then stumbled across Francine Mathews. I have my whole family hooked on her spy stories, they have all the elements that I love: well developed intelligent yet slightly troubled characters, multiple plot twist, and out of this world conclusions. I stayed up several nights to finish this one....
Dec 12, 2010
I read this book because I read at the NPR website that this author had been a CIA analyst. Conclusion: Not very good.
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