Rating: 
Summary: Too Much Filler
Review: This was a good story, but it was fleshed out with too much tedious detail. I've enjoyed all of the Jane Whitefield novels and this was no exception, but it was not my favorite.
Rating: 
Summary: A complex, well-written story
Review: Thomas Perry has developed a fascinating heroine in Jane Whitefield. I may not believe it possible for a REAL Jane to exist, but I truly do love to read about this fictional one, and I have followed her development in each of Perry's books with greater and greater interest. Her Indian heritage has added depth to her character. Above all, Perry crafts a novel with inventiveness and a beautiful use of language. I may not believe in Jane, but I love her all the same. Readers who enjoy finely written tales should love Perry's fey heroine.
Rating:
Summary: Another winner!
Review: Thomas Perry has done it again! The always facinating Jane Whitfield kept me glued to the pages. I read non-stop until 1:00 a.m., and was sorry to finish it. I wanted more!I hope Mr. Perry never runs out of excuses to send Jane on the run to save another lost soul.
Rating:
Summary: Not as good as the previous
Review: Thomas Perry is an amazing writer, but somehow I didn't feel that this latest venture meets his high standards. There is the usual Jane Whitefield dance with her evil pursuers, close calls, and a subtext that you don't figure out till the end. Neverthless, the fact that Jane is performing her magic not out of her devotion to her work, but because she is somewhat reluctantly pushed into it, robs the story of its customary magic. Thomas, let Jane live out a quiet life with her husband, and write about Jane's earlier adventures instead. The only thing I can't figure out is - how did Thomas Perry go from writing amazing and humorous crime noir like "Metzger's Dog" and the "Butcher's Boy", to the somber (but no less readable) Jane Whitefield?
Rating:
Summary: Not as good as the previous
Review: Thomas Perry is an amazing writer, but somehow I didn't feel that this latest venture meets his high standards. There is the usual Jane Whitefield dance with her evil pursuers, close calls, and a subtext that you don't figure out till the end. Neverthless, the fact that Jane is performing her magic not out of her devotion to her work, but because she is somewhat reluctantly pushed into it, robs the story of its customary magic. Thomas, let Jane live out a quiet life with her husband, and write about Jane's earlier adventures instead. The only thing I can't figure out is - how did Thomas Perry go from writing amazing and humorous crime noir like "Metzger's Dog" and the "Butcher's Boy", to the somber (but no less readable) Jane Whitefield?
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