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chelsfoust's review against another edition
4.0
I don't normally read action/political suspense books, but this one was really good. I was shocked multiple times throughout the story and was completely drawn in to the life of Michael Ford. The book starts at the end, just before the final con is played out and I like knowing that at some point in the book the obvious has to happen. I was on the edge of my seat during the harrowing escapes that Mike is forced into. I thought he was a very good main character, smart, funny, and most of all he kept my attention through logic, I even understood most of the political and theft references. I will most likely read whatever Matthew Quick writes in the future. I was told to read this book by a friend, and I am glad I did. I give it 4 stars.
libraryam's review against another edition
3.0
Unoriginal to the max, includes a few cringe inducing clichés, and I wouldn't recommend the audio version, but sort of fun if you dig political-type thrillers. I can see how this would make a successful movie.
scott_a_miller's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.0
3 Stars. Nice debut. Quirk shows real promise. While a little slow in places, the characters finally started to grow on me in the book’s final third. Enough so that I look forward to reading the second and what seems to be the final Mike Ford book. There are definitely places for him to go.
I picked this up after watching The Night Agent. Now TV is introducing authors to me. Usually, it’s the other way around.
kdurham2's review against another edition
5.0
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A political thriller that will take you inside the workings of Washington, D.C., the reader questions where the truth and fiction begin and end. The book starts in the future for a chapter and the reader is taken into the past to explain the story that must take place to get the characters in that place. Mike Ford the main character has had a sketchy past, but ends up in a job where his checkered past can be put to good use.
A political thriller that will take you inside the workings of Washington, D.C., the reader questions where the truth and fiction begin and end. The book starts in the future for a chapter and the reader is taken into the past to explain the story that must take place to get the characters in that place. Mike Ford the main character has had a sketchy past, but ends up in a job where his checkered past can be put to good use.
sandin954's review against another edition
3.0
A suspense thriller set in Washington D.C. that was really quite silly but fairly entertaining. The plot was a bit derivative and low on the plausibility scale but the pacing was fast and I found the first person narration by Jay Snyder excellent and worth another star for my rating.
kstumpf's review against another edition
3.0
Fairly straight forward novel. Nothing spectacular, but interesting.
jshel10's review against another edition
4.0
Took me awhile to get into this - there's a lot of description involving life in D.C. that didn't draw me in - but I really liked the voice of the main character and that's what kept me around. Lots of comparisons to The Firm - young guy with shady background is hired to work for what looks like a prestigious firm, then turns out to be something a lot more sinister, then has to to save himself and others by doing the right thing - but the writing is good enough to set it apart and not make it feel like a copycat. Plot was a bit predictable and a bit over the top, but the solid pacing and the characters (really enjoyed the interaction between the main character and his father - I found myself wishing the dad had been introduced far earlier in the book) kept me in to the end. Overall, solid read and I'd recommend it.
nixieknox's review against another edition
3.0
Relatively entertaining in a John Grisham sort of way. The main character's background was a little unbelievable, especially in that the timeline didn't seem to add up, but other than that, it was a fast, fun read.
mrsfligs's review against another edition
2.0
I got this book because Entertainment Weekly compared it to John Grisham’s The Firm. It is NOT like The Firm. The Firm was exciting and thrilling and I couldn’t tear myself away. The 500 was dull and predictable and I wanted to put it down every time I picked it up. In fact, I can barely recall the characters or the plot, other than thinking things got more and more preposterous and unbelievable as it went on. Perhaps I was expecting more because EW made it seem like it was going to be so awesome, but this book was very disappointing.