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Just about a five star. 4.5 for sure.
I found this book as a recommendation either from the Library web site or here at Good Reads, not sure which. I had never even heard of Robert Littell. Apparently he has written some good and popular books; this being one of them.
In a quick summary, a cipher geek (this was 1971, so todays equivalent of a computer nerd) falls into a situation where some bad people do something bad to someone he loves. Mr Computer/Cipher geek decides that even though he's an am ...more
I found this book as a recommendation either from the Library web site or here at Good Reads, not sure which. I had never even heard of Robert Littell. Apparently he has written some good and popular books; this being one of them.
In a quick summary, a cipher geek (this was 1971, so todays equivalent of a computer nerd) falls into a situation where some bad people do something bad to someone he loves. Mr Computer/Cipher geek decides that even though he's an am ...more
I normally enjoy Littell's work but I hated the premise of this one: the main character's girlfriend is killed in a terrorist/hostage situation so the whole book is about him seeking eye for an eye vengeance? Please.
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I rather enjoyed this audiobook. It is a spy thriller, tightly plotted with solid characters. It was my second experience with this author, and I am going to seek out more of his books.
Spy novel. Big pill to swallow.
A really good book. Terrific plot and great characters
Sep 20, 2011
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