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    <body><![CDATA[I was introduced to Nelson Demille's books beginning with <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33810.Plum_Island" title="Plum Island by Nelson DeMille">Plum Island</a>.  From that day on I was hooked on John Corey and have since read all of the books with him in them.<br/>I've had a hard time, though, finding as much entertainment in Demille's other books--until now!  And I must say, it is prob...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45662498">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Somewhere around page 32 the book takes off and doesn't really let up until page 604 - the final page.  I've never read Demille before nor have i ever read spy novels.  Charm School is a page turner that had me up until 1 and 2 a.m.  I have a hunch that the author knows a bit about Soviet culture be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62485467">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it.  Once again a Nelson DeMille book proves to be great.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one doozy of a spy novel!  Especially for those of us who grew up during the Cold War and remember how mistrustful we were of the Russkies. <br/><br/>I read this in print many years ago and just recently listened to the audio version.  I've read several of this author's novels in the John ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32812119">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Many books take me between 20 and 30 pages to get into.  This book grabbed my attention within the first 3 pages and held on tight until the very end.  This story was fascinating to me as it was written over 20 years ago, during the cold war.  One of my older friends claims that he fought the cold w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31674480">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I stopped reading this book at page 253.  The writing was very mediocre and relatively uninteresting.  The main reason I stopped, however, was that I simply did not care anymore; I didn't care what happened, I didn't care about the characters, and even if it does have some mind-blowningly shocking e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58221945">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book probably defines page turner.   The story starts OFF with a cliff hanger, hooking you in to find out what happens next.  Once you realize the insanity of the evil plot, you keep reading to find out if good or evil wins out....but you're left kind of wondering about even THAT in the end.   ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44113269">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There are lots of books about Russian spies training to fit into American life and culture. This is the first I remember that addresses the question of who trains these Russians in the art of being American. Classic '80s cold war spy thriller - I'll have to read more DeMille.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good spy story thriller with main characters at US Embassy Moscow.  Interesting to compare this fictitious story with real life and work here.  Even though the book isn't so relevant to today's post-Cold War times, it was a fun read due to the US Embassy connection.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read a few of DeMille's books...they seem to be mostly of the espionage/suspense genre.  This one is a good one, but awfully long...maybe 800 pages or so.  IMO, that's too long for a suspense novel.  The climax is great, but it just takes too long to get there.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Set in cold war Russia, a young American tourist encounters an American air force major who had been shot down.  When both men disappear, three American diplomats are assigned to investigate. This is a first rate espionage thriller with a twist at the end!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Classic Nelson DeMille with witty sarcasm, courageous characters and plenty of action. Only DeMille can make you laugh as his characters are in the middle of crisis periods. Cold war Moscow mixed with USA Embassy officials with never a dull moment.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The best DeMille book I have read.  This one should have been made into a movie before the end of the cold war.  His background on Russia and Moscow were fantastic to the point the city became a character all its own.  Fast paced and suspenseful.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It took awhile to get into this book, but I'm really happy I continued reading it.  It's about Russia using our POWs to teach their people how to infiltrate into America.  VERY interesting and suspensful. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was well...just ok...the only book of his that I really loved was WILD FIRE...it was the first book I read of his that prompted me to seek him out...alas I was disappointed....a lot of military stuff I just couldn't get into ....a guy thing really.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[only a third into book, feel like i might have read it 20 years ago..can't be sure!! love the 60's cold war insights into the soviet union. also haven't read an action/adventure for awhile.]]></body>
    
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