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Summary: this book is horrible
Review: And then you get very irritated and angry that you wasted your time on such an ill conceived, poorly written piece of junk.
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Summary: Great for light reading
Review: I found this book great for light reading or listening. It is a fast pace book with lots of adventure. Not all books require depth, some should just be enjoyed. It was fun to hear.
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Summary: Save your money, save your time
Review: This is the first book by this author that I have read, and I bought it because the blurb looked interesting.Now I know why they say: "Don't believe everything you read." This book is terrible. The characters have no depth, the plot has holes you could pilot the "Titanic" through, and the situations are entirely unbelievable. If I hadn't paid as much as I did for the book, I would throw it away before finishing it. As it is, I'll finish it, then wash my hands.
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Summary: 1st Novel Read By This Author...Loved It And I Am HOOKED!
Review: I have read mysteries for over 20 years and I really liked this book. Read it in one night...went back to the library for more. The plot, the characters, very believeable. Quick read.
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Summary: Very disappointing read - I want my money back!
Review: This is a far cry -VERY FAR CRY- from "Ugly Duckling," (which got me hooked on to Iris Johansen). Unbelievable plot, unrealistic characters, feeble storyline (I thought the CIA does not operate in the U.S.?). To think that I rushed to the store to get my hands on this book as soon as I found out it was out! END
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Summary: Skip this one.
Review: I waited eagerly for the next Johansen novel after Ugly Duckling and A Long Dark Night, but was very disappointed in this one. The storyline was silly; don't bother. She is capable of much better than this.
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Summary: disappointing
Review: If youv'e ever read Iris Johansen before, you should just skip this one. I thought it started off great, but then it just died. We're asked to believe that a hard CIA agent, who would sock a woman in the jaw to get the bad guy, would then become a virtual slave to her every whim.
In spite of the fact that the whole second half of the book, she is a target of a mad man,she's calling all the shots and he's obeying! Give me a break!
Though this is a poor showing, I am still a fan of Ms. Johansens suspense novels. Want to read a good suspense novel by her, get "Ugly Duckling".
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Summary: Fast-paced but lacking substance.
Review: I agree with the past reviewers, this book is good to a point, but when you can read nearly 400 pages within a few hours, there is something lacking (large-sized print, not counted). The plot was good and was a sign-of-the-times terrorist story. However, the strong character, Kaldak, was rather subservient to Bess, the photojournalist to the point of being ridiculous. Every request she made he adherred to without qualm. I did enjoy the secondary plot or storyline regarding the Tenajo setup by Kaldak. The romance was very disappointing as was the epilogue. This story read like an outline for a novel. A lot of potential but very little depth. Maybe if was a "Rush-to-Publish."
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Summary: EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED
Review: I have loved all of Iris Johansen's previous work. Her characters are usually witty, sexy and intelligent with lots of smarts and tension. Previous novels have been heavier on the suspense but still quite romantic and quite well done. I can only assume that Ms. Johansen crafted this book with the express intent of enlarging her audience. Great theory. Unfortunately, this book manages to ignore all romantic sheningens without substituting any suspense. I will read almost anything, regardless of genre. This book is remarkably flat. Her protagonist is underdeveloped and somewhat idiotic considering her supposed intelligence.Great concept for a hero. Now if only we had some real chemistry. I hate contrived scenarios and this book reads like the author followed a particularly unimaginative primer on how to write a suspense novel. The sexual interaction seems to have been a complete afterthought. There is no humour, romance, sex, tension, mystery or suspense on display here. As such, I am somewhat perplexed as to the ultimate aim of the author. I may be being somewhat harsh but I love all her previous work and rushed out to buy this in hardback the day it was released. I can forgive my favorites. This was well below par. Skip it and read any of her previous books.
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Summary: An epic but strangely not very compelling story
Review: Iris Johansen's "And Then You Die..." begins with an uncanny resemblance to Michael Chrichton's "The Andromeda Strain." A woman (Bess) and her sister travel to a Mexican town only to find that the town has been wiped out, apparently by a disease of some sort. The sole survivor is a baby. As the sisters tend to the baby, soldiers arrive. Realizing that it is too early for soldiers to have responded to a call for help, Bess sends her sister away for her own protection and that of the baby. The soldiers capture Bess, and she wakes in a hospital with an officer in the Mexican army looking over her. Immediately, Bess knows the officer is not to be trusted, and she escapes with the aid of another person. But can she trust her rescuer? And what caused the deaths in the village yet spared the child? The plot of "And Then You Die..." is much more than just what I have described, but to give away much more would be to spoil the experience. As a thriller, "And Then You Die" is rather tame. Though Bess is constantly on the run, there seldom seems to be an imminent threat to her. There are, to be certain, life-threatening situations, but they almost seem scheduled. The plot, however, goes far beyond Bess's own plight, and it almost seems that there are two novels here. What could be a relentless thriller turns into a slightly disjointed and not entirely credible pair of stories. Without revealing too much of the plot, it can be said that Bess seems to call entirely too many of the shots against expert advice. This is not to say that "And Then You Die..." is not an enjoyable novel; it is. But it is not the best thriller in recent memory or even among the tops. It is largely competent but not much more.
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