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The Bricklayer (2010)

by Noah Boyd(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061827010 (ISBN13: 9780061827013)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

William Morrow

series

Steve Vail

review 1: What a great book for those who like uber-talented agents putting one over on the bad guys. Ex-FBI agent and protagonist Steve Vail doesn't take crap from anybody, least of all federal pin-head authority figures who would rather push paper and people around than accept the responsibility of their position. Co-Hort Kate Bannon manages Vail's anti-authoritarian attitude nicely, without seeming to. Witty dialogue and sarcasm keep the emotion alive without getting sappy or romantic - neither main character would sit for too much mushy sentiment, anyway. A great read that's fast paced, without any sex scenes or even significant romantic moments, unless you consider sarcasm the height of romance. In which case, you're in hog-heaven. Enjoy!
review 2: My three st... morears is on the generous side for this one, but the author passed away in 2011 and as an ex-FBI agent myself, I feel generous toward him - or his family. To trot out my high school French, the badinage and sexual frisson between the main characters is first-rate. I enjoyed it all the way through. You keep asking yourself, when are these two going to hook up? The plot was preposterous, but perhaps not much more so that the average thriller. The plot is overly crammed with booby traps and elaborate ambush scenarios, all of which the title character -- Steve Vail -- overcomes. All that was missing was the kryptonite bullets and the fortress of solitude. If you enjoy explosions, gunplay and lots of clever flirting, you'll enjoy it. less

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