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Ignatius writes on the CIA and intelligence issues for the Washington Post, and his insider knowledge always shows in the details and "spook-speak" in his fiction, (including Body of Lies, which was made into a film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe). However, while his reporting obviously remains fact-based, he lets his imagination run free in both Blood and Body - in this case, a secret "rogue" CIA which even the "normal" CIA doesn't know about. Which is fine - most fiction is by defini
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After reading a Kirkus review about this book that had the blurb "a terrific, believable novel about the intersection of politics, ethics and finance" and just recently having watched the movie Body of Lies based on the author's book of the same title, I found myself borrowing a library audiobook of Bloodmoney. The book presents the concept of an independent, non-authorized offshoot of the CIA known as the Hit Parade, which on the outside is an entertainment business but is, in fact, ...more
After reading a Kirkus review about this book that had the blurb "a terrific, believable novel about the intersection of politics, ethics and finance" and just recently having watched the movie Body of Lies based on the author's book of the same title, I found myself borrowing a library audiobook of Bloodmoney. The book presents the concept of an independent, non-authorized offshoot of the CIA known as the Hit Parade, which on the outside is an entertainment business but is, in fact, ...more
I thought it was fascinating! Not what you would call "fast-paced, rock 'em and sock 'em." It's more like classic espionage. And I love that sort of thing. It gets into modern investment banking on a global scale. But not so much as to be tedious. Still you get a taste for deals zipping around the planet faster and faster. This is the driver of global economics. It's not simply the old supply and demand model from 1960 anymore. It's way more than that. It's the whole world on speed. So watch you
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Really good. I love Ignatius's style. The characters were solid and the plot was great.
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A good read. Interesting plot. The author knows his subject matter and the idea of the CIA using insider information to make trades that fund covert activites is smart (and maybe even true). Mr. Ignatius is not a great writer but I was more interested in enterainment than art so it worked for me.
This book was a very nice read. It definitely makes you think about how the spy game works.
Mar 21, 2012
Scott E
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