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A fun read. Good characterisation, a good villain and rounded main characters you can care about.
It's fairly short. The strength of the story means it could have been fleshed out to full novel length, but i didn't feel cheated by the short length.
I enjoyed the 'Italian Job' opening, but wouldn't have guessed the subject or tone of the rest of the book from that opening, as it is different in style from the rest.
I enjoyed the use of french phrases and words throughout as it gave the book a eur ...more
It's fairly short. The strength of the story means it could have been fleshed out to full novel length, but i didn't feel cheated by the short length.
I enjoyed the 'Italian Job' opening, but wouldn't have guessed the subject or tone of the rest of the book from that opening, as it is different in style from the rest.
I enjoyed the use of french phrases and words throughout as it gave the book a eur ...more
Nov 14, 2011
Andrew Ives
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I haven't rated this book, although obviously as I wrote it, I think it's wonderful ;-) To be honest, I'd give it about 4.25 out of 5 stars. I don't pretend it's up there with Tolstoy, but it's a lot more enjoyable than most Kindle indies I've seen too. For a mystery thriller, it is uncommonly British and European in tone, not always entirely serious and with a satisfyingly-convoluted plot. I think most people would enjoy the first chapter, and then see how it goes. The last dozen pages get a bi
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great ebook:)
Jan 10, 2012
Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB
marked it as to-read
