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Summary: great book, a little too long
Review: all in all a good read. book nevers slows down, but takes a loooong time to get to the point. thought it could have been a little shorter, but for a first time author, great work.
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Summary: BEST THRILLER I'VE READ - COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!
Review: The topic was a nice change from the usual cookie cutter crime/courtroom novels. Suspense, international intrigue, totally engrossing. I want Reich (author) to write more! Now that I'm finished, I've got to get some sleep!
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Summary: Top Notch Work! Loved it from Page one!
Review: Good word of mouth led me to thsi book. I really liked it. It had a great international flavor to it and the story was extremely interesting. I read the last 300 pages in one sitting. Excellent!
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Summary: unputdownable! the bath water went cold the last 300pages!
Review: What a refreshing change. The characters obviously modelled on the authors experience of swiss bankers. Parts of the plot highly plausible, other parts equally implausible. Exciting escapism, makes high level finance almost bearable. I wish I could afford the film rights!
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Summary: Didn't even finish it
Review: I chose this one for my cross-country Christmas plane trip. I had high hopes. I ended up reading the airline magazine on the return trip instead. Way way way too long for what it was. I abandoned it about 150 pages from the end. I haven't left a book unfinished since I read half of Ivanhoe in high school. I wanted to like it and the plot is suitably labyrinthine, I suppose, but it was oddly cold. I just didn't care what was going on.
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Summary: One of the best thrillers I've read
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I don't understand the many negative reviews at all. One thing that I liked is that it's not as superficial as many other thrillers. Very good work.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: One of the best books I've read this year. Can't wait for his next one, hope there is a next one!
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Summary: Formulistic thriller
Review: I began reading with high hopes for a really gripping read. By halfway, I had to give up. The book reads as though written by a computer program; every chapter ends with a little mini climax. The writing style is "american thriller", i.e. nothing distinctive. I felt little empathy or sympathy for any of the characters, and most were cardboard cutouts - especially the arabs, who seemed to be uniformly cast as villians. A really bad knockoff of the Grisham style. Undoubtedly will be picked for movie of the week...
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Summary: First Class Thrill Ride
Review: The book reads like Michael Crichton writing with John Grisham. The intricacies of the story mixed with the first class action work perfectly. Except for a minor, unneccessary detour with the Marines subplot, the book seems unblemished.
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Summary: Absolutely Incredible
Review: One of the best page turners I have ever had the pleasure to read. Numbered Account pulls in the reader right away and does not let go until the very end.
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