William Hunter (4)

I hadn't read a spy thriller in years, and forgot how fun they can be! I read this in basically one day, so the pacing is perfect for a thriller. But, this is Hunter's debut novel, so it's a little rough around the edges. There are a couple chapters where one character just explains everything that's going on to another character in order to reveal details to the reader. And about 7 or 8 times a character thinks something along the lines of "Once I finish this task, I'll be out of the country before anyone's the wiser!" Which was either an inside joke by the author, or clumsy foreshadowing.

Overall, a fun read. I'll definitely try one of his other novels next time I'm in the mood for a thriller.… (mais)

REVIEW: What a debut novel! At first, it was difficult to keep the links between the characters straight. But then I realized I should just quit trying and allow this amazing story to unfold. The decades of subterfuge and the complexity of the crosses and double crosses were known to only a few. More than one “…found himself on the wrong end of an assignment gone bad.” The spiraling events and influences are astonishing and will keep you guessing until the end. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: A distinguished professor has been murdered at the University of Cambridge. Sean Garrett, a witness to the shooting, is on the run from an assassin looking to cover his tracks, and authorities who believe he is the killer. Banastre Montjoy, a burned-out head of section at the Secret Intelligence Service, is in a race himself to discover who was behind the bombing of the London Underground a year earlier. His nemesis, the diminutive and scheming Berwyn Rees, seeks to drum Montjoy out of MI6, while positioning himself to become deputy chief. As Scotland Yard and the CIA close in on Garrett, Montjoy uncovers a devastating secret, one that someone inside the British government has sought to keep buried since World War II.… (mais)