“A word about le Carré's prose: Not only does it hold the coiled energy of a much younger writer, it fits the bitter, angry narrator's voice exceptionally well.”
Treason (A Stone Barrington Novel Book 52) by Stuart Woods
"Bon appétit to readers who like their international intrigue sweet and weightless as a soufflé."
"There's something for everyone in this jam-packed plot: murder, arson, professional rivalry, salty cop talk and noisy domestic disputes that turn very ugly very quickly. Me, I go for the procedural details: who does what and how things get done from the minute the cops on shift at the Hollywood Division are sent to investigate a murder. Connelly is pretty much the current dean of procedural writers."
“You'll be counting the days until you can return to the Virgin Islands with these characters in the concluding volume of the trilogy.”
“Though believing she is cursed, Cilka shows great courage and fortitude throughout: Indeed, her ability to endure trauma—as well her heroism in ministering to the sick and wounded—almost defies credulity. ... As in Tattooist, the writing itself is workmanlike at best and often overwrought.”
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