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Yugoslavian playboy and double agent Dusko Popov was a considerable part of the model for Ian Fleming’s James Bond character. Several books have been written about him, but I hadn’t read any. I picked this one. It was probably not the best choice among the alternatives.
The research appears to be first rate. The writing and storytelling are not. The author is clearly trying, but I think he just doesn’t have the gift. It more frequently comes off as an indiscriminate info dump than an engrossing n ...more
The research appears to be first rate. The writing and storytelling are not. The author is clearly trying, but I think he just doesn’t have the gift. It more frequently comes off as an indiscriminate info dump than an engrossing n ...more
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