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Body Of Lies (2007)

by David Ignatius(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

039333158X (ISBN13: 9780393331585)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: A complex twisting mystery about a CIA officer in the Middle East; he tries to turn others and undercuts the director of intelligence in the host country and falls in love with an American who is there on an aid mission. And then he and the US associate director of the CIA work out a secret mission, not approved by anyone and then the woman he loves is kidnapped and his own wife back in the U.S. betrays him. Got all that? This my first book by the author and will not be my last. He is a wordsmith and tells a brilliant story which is more complex by the page. Keep a notepad handy to make notes about all the characters -- there are too many to keep in your head. Onward to more books by Ignatius!
review 2: I had read another of this author's books (The Incre... morement) which was excellent. So, I had great hopes for this one...but in the end it's politics got in the way for me. I enjoy this genre most when the authors stick to developing plot, characters, and give insight to culture and tradecraft. When I sense an agenda at play, they've lost me. This is one of the reasons I tend not to be interested in the likes of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. Also, I had seen the movie already and couldn't get Leo Decaprio and Russell Crowe out of my head. less

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