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Dead Spy Running (2009)

by Jon Stock(Favorite Author)
3.41 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
0007300697 (ISBN13: 9780007300693)
languge
English
genre
publisher
Blue Door
series
Legoland Trilogy
review 1: It's a page-turner, that's for sure. The action is brisk, globe-spanning and authentically written; the political intrigue is, similarly, great to read. Where the book falls is in the characterisation and description; Stock isn't one for detail (beyond the minutiae of the plot), and therefore the locations and characters lack a certain sense of grounding. It's one of few books that I think could be easily expanded and be all the better for it.
review 2: 3 stars for the clever title alone ... sorry, you won't appreciate that until you read it. Liked it, good entertainment, but falls prey to my pet peeve: the woman protagonist, while having believable motives, is way too much of a super-hero. The male protagonist remains realistic with the exception of being th
... moree world champion at resisting water-boarding torture (What are the odds?). I could imagine an author being given the assignment, "Write about what the children of the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy characters grow up to be" and coming up with this story. Includes a priceless scene about the lengths to which some ex-Eastern Bloc Ex-Cold War spy bureaus will go to keep some revenue flowing in ... less
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Himnes
I'm afraid if I don't like him, he'll stalk me till I cave and pull my review.
Daniii
Highly recommend this book. Was suspenseful from start to finish. Well done.
Victoria
Some great tradecraft but the sexual dynamics really drag this book down.
rahil426
BEM ruinzinho. Mesmo para um thriller de ação/espionagem.
joanne98
Can't wait to read the next one!
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