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What a ripsnorter! And the narration of the great Gerard Doyle.

Revisado: 04-12-25

This is a compelling, gritty story, the second in a series about DI Jack Lennon. You won’t be disappointed if you enjoy noir. A great listen.

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Not a great intro to John Harvey

Revisado: 04-03-25

This book is slow and tedious in places. I love John Harvey’s Charlie Resnick’s series. Start there for the best of John Harvey.

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Wonderful to be reunited with Sean Duffy

Revisado: 03-15-25

So very glad for another Sean Duffy novel. It’s like sitting down with an old friend. An old very funny, very cultured, very profane and very, in spite of himself, winsome friend. Thank you Adrian McKinty.

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Not my favorite Henry Porter

Revisado: 02-09-25

I love Henry Porter’s spy fiction. His Paul Samson series is one of the best ever, and I was thrilled to see he had published a new book. The Enigma Girl was a big disappointment. I can’t say I ever warmed up to the main character and nor did I appreciate the lesbian love affairs. The plotting of course is very good but in this one the connection was never made with the main character. Read the Paul Samson series if you want the best introduction to his wonderful writing.

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Great plot light on character

Revisado: 11-26-24

A well plotted novel with some great twists and turns. Yet not entirely engaging because the author has not really made you care for the main character.

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Romance detective fiction

Revisado: 11-10-24

This is a pretty silly book—part romance novel, part detective fiction. There are many implausibilities in both the romance and the crime. Lots of sex too. If you want a very light read, maybe you will like this.

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Been Waiting a Long Time for this book

Revisado: 09-15-24

I love these Nick Mason books. I was delighted to see that the author finally wrote a third installment. It does not disappoint.

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Requires PATIENCE

Revisado: 08-23-24

This book is exasperatingly long. It could have been cut by a hundred or more pages and lost nothing. I wanted to bail out several times but persisted because one reviewer promised a great ending. It was fine but not sure it was worth the wait.

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Great sweep of 20th century German history

Revisado: 07-08-24

Interesting story of two brothers and their different experiences of the two world wars. Deighton’s work is always well researched. I found the characterization of the younger brother Paulie wanting however. All of his Nazi, Gestapo, SS activities seem to have no moral effect on him. This is simply not credible. And please, Audible, leave some space between the book’s end and other notes. It really spoils the ending when the narrator hardly takes a breath at the end to go on with authors’ notes etc.

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A very different story of Jewish refugees

Revisado: 06-29-24

A fascinating and very different view of Jewish refugees washed up on the shores of Shanghai as World War II is circling. The decadence of Shanghai like a microcosm of the world. Kanon creates a menacing and brooding atmosphere and characters that are sympathetic as they are flawed and broken. A moving book.

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