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A review by latas
Diamond Solitaire by Peter Lovesey
3.0
This is over the top, throw-logic-out-of-the-window kind of book.
Diamond's race from London to Manhattan to Tokyo to find the missing Japanese girl was completely implausible. Diamond had lost his job but was still able to worm his way through any situation quite easily. The child care home allows him to take the girl alone to the studio !? Even without any authority, he could order for lab results in NY and they were readily complied. The NYPD cops seemed quite jobless to take heed of Diamond's far fetched theories and go on raids. No one even bothered to verify his credentials ! When Diamond easily got into Manflex's personnel records, my rating dropped to 1 *. Then There were too many such plot holes, I don't even care to list them here.
Yet, this was a fun ride. Most of the 3 stars are for the final chase in Japan and for the sumo wrestler's presence.
Diamond's race from London to Manhattan to Tokyo to find the missing Japanese girl was completely implausible. Diamond had lost his job but was still able to worm his way through any situation quite easily. The child care home allows him to take the girl alone to the studio !? Even without any authority, he could order for lab results in NY and they were readily complied. The NYPD cops seemed quite jobless to take heed of Diamond's far fetched theories and go on raids. No one even bothered to verify his credentials ! When Diamond easily got into Manflex's personnel records, my rating dropped to 1 *. Then There were too many such plot holes, I don't even care to list them here.
Yet, this was a fun ride. Most of the 3 stars are for the final chase in Japan and for the sumo wrestler's presence.