From the Bookshelf of Around the World in 80 Books…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought

Now and again I like reading a bestseller. I was inspired to read this one after having read 'The Bestseller Code' a few weeks ago. Then I found it for 30 pence in a charity shop.
If you want to read something that promises to be a page turner but isn't, that has at least one sympathetic or complex character, that is inclusive and treats women as agents, that foreshadows its plot twists so that you notice when they happen -- then look elsewhere. For a bestseller-cum-thriller (was it even a thrill ...more
If you want to read something that promises to be a page turner but isn't, that has at least one sympathetic or complex character, that is inclusive and treats women as agents, that foreshadows its plot twists so that you notice when they happen -- then look elsewhere. For a bestseller-cum-thriller (was it even a thrill ...more

Well, with this and the movie Black Adam, the trial is that (view spoiler) makes for boring entertainment after a while. So I liked the ending.
...more
...more

Jan 18, 2008
grace
added it

May 06, 2008
Stephanie Dorow
added it

Jun 25, 2020
Kathy Jo
marked it as to-read

May 15, 2021
Johanne
added it

Nov 13, 2021
Tammy Grimm
marked it as to-read

May 20, 2022
Lauren Courtney
marked it as to-read

Sep 03, 2023
Yiga
added it

May 02, 2025
Sherry
added it