Running with the Wolves

by Jonathan Kebbe

A second novel from the author of "The Armalite Maiden". At eight o'clock in the Paris rush-hour on a cold winter morning, a white-hot explosion rips through the street. At first it seems that a ruthless environmentalist group is responsible - but have they been set up by French Internal Security?

Genres: Fiction

470 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Henri Moreaux · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty reasonable 1990s paperback action novel involving French intelligence/law enforcement agencies battling against an environmental group.

Whilst there's some classic 1990s sex censorship such as "Her hand found his sex" it overall is a decent story with an undercurrent of government authoritarianism using a violent diversion in order to persecute people who have a legitimate grievance.

There's quite a bit of cat & mouse maneuvers as each side attempts to pin the other down along with a bit of a romantic sub plot.

Overall, it's a decent tale although I found it took a little while to find its legs.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

As with the Armalite Maiden I appreciate how the author brings one into the mind of people one may not otherwise have agreed with.

Reading this after 21 months of a pandemic in which we've seen the scripting of narrative, twisting of fact and suggestions of collaborative plotting and manipulation, there are many parallels between the story and our current reality.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story with a few twists and turns.