The Brotherhood of the Rose (Mortalis, #1) in Espionage Aficionados

Jun 23, 2012 Feliks rated it liked it

Shelves: genre-thrillers

So many commentators on the GR page for this book, seem to have absorbed the experience entirely wrong. Be in no doubt: 'Brotherhood of the Rose' is is one of the greatest modern spy thrillers. I'll tell you precisely why, in a moment.

Just be aware first of all, that there was an interval in espionage publishing which had dragged on--just before this title appeared--in which nothing really excellent was being done. Nothing formidable had appeared for a while. Forsyth was quiet, Follett was quiet ...more

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Nov 11, 2011 Roger Weston rated it it was amazing

This book drags me along like a little girl drags a rag doll down the street. The doll ain't getting away. Sometimes the girl shakes the doll or pulls it through the mud. Maybe a dog tries to wrench it away from her, but she wins the tug of war. Likewise, this book pulls me through a rocky adventure. I'm happy to be dragged along.

If you crave adventure stories, you might also try The Golden Catch, a thriller/adventure novel where the action unfolds in the stormy Aleutian Islands.

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Jan 08, 2017 Matīss Mintāls rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, canadian, conspirative, action

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