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Kelli
A pleasing read. A great depiction of occupied Vienna after WWII provides the backdrop to this short mystery. This story, like the others by this author that I have read, brings a sense that you are in a man's world seen from a male perspective. Usually if I like a book, I fashion that I would also like the author. I have read less than a handful of Greene's titles, each one an interesting read. I can't imagine getting along well with Graham Greene. Somehow I imagine him to be cold and calculati ...more
Lizzy Siddal (Lizzy’s Literary Life)
An entertainment from Greene does what it says “on the tin”. Entertain! A solid 3.5 stars.
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