Member Reviews

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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Good but not great. Maybe it was just my frame of mind (I've been sick lately and my brain might not be working correctly) but I was having a hard time keeping up with some of the details. It may have just been the fact that my tastes don't run with the author's style of writing. Sometimes I felt like he didn't clarify how we were supposed to feel about a particular character or why something happened. As I said before, maybe it was just me being a little slow but nonetheless I felt like I missed out on the experience a little. This wasn't a bad read but I wouldn't recommend to most of my friends mostly because I don't see any of them really liking it. Also, there is quite a bit of language.”

  Chulabird54 wrote this review Tuesday, October 21 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 2 stars

  “Another foreign intrigue thriller I could not finish. Enjoyed the writer's craft but could not get past the cerebral nature of the story. I just couldn't get involved enough with the character's stories to care. How sad, right???”

  Cindy H wrote this review Monday, July 28 2008. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Great book, Arkady Renko is one of the best characters ever.”

  Nancy G wrote this review Friday, July 11 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “This is an enjoyable mystery/thriller, although there are some pacing issues. The book creates an excellent picture of life in the Soviet Union. At times action became a bit convoluted, but the plot is engaging enough to get through it.”

  Barbi T wrote this review Thursday, June 26 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “What can I say, but that I liked it! I enjoyed the style of writing, the scene, the plot, you name it”

  Suzanne wrote this review Monday, June 16 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “My most favourite crime novel. When I first read this it seemed like nothing I had read before in this genre. Arkardy Renko is such a great character. The author is something of a poet and it shows in most of his books. ”

  Chris R wrote this review Tuesday, November 13 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “I just watched the film - and I'm sooo disappointed, because I love the book. ”

  Johannes I wrote this review Saturday, October 27 2007. ( reply | permalink )