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ericwelch's review against another edition
3.0
I thought I would give Higgins another try. Several years ago I listened to part of a Sean Dillon novel and it must have been the reader. I quit half way through. This one is read by a different reader and perhaps it's the narration or simply a better story, but this one was riveting. The KGB has planted a mole/sleeper in Ireland. He was trained in a replica of a little Irish community located in the Ukraine (yes, it's dated, so what?). Kelly is charged with fomenting discard between the Irish and British in hopes of preventing any kind of peace accord. Brigadier Ferguson and Captain Fox discover a pattern of assassinations almost by accident and they enlist the support of the IRA and Provisional Army to locate the culprit.
Lots of twists and turns, a very believable plot, if archaic and predictable. Solid page-turner.
Lots of twists and turns, a very believable plot, if archaic and predictable. Solid page-turner.
camprocter's review
2.0
Read as assigned reading for Bad Luck Book Club.
And it was okay. It was a smooth read, a quick read, and it genuinely was entertaining for the short time that I sat with it. I had no trouble coming back to it, anyway. There were plot holes here and there, the ending was rushed, and more than once while reading did I suspect that Higgins has a weird fetish for firearms, but ain't that the charm of all spy thrillers?
Not my usual read, but decent.
And it was okay. It was a smooth read, a quick read, and it genuinely was entertaining for the short time that I sat with it. I had no trouble coming back to it, anyway. There were plot holes here and there, the ending was rushed, and more than once while reading did I suspect that Higgins has a weird fetish for firearms, but ain't that the charm of all spy thrillers?
Not my usual read, but decent.
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