A Firing Offense

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Summary: Brilliant
Review: This is a terrific book. Ignatius writes for the Beltway insider as well as those on the outside looking in. Has a good moral for young journalists about the corruption of power and information and the difficult choices that senior reporters make everyday.

Rating:
Summary: It was great
Review: This is a well-written page-turner centering on the adventures of a foreign correspondent caught up in French foreign intrigues.
The book has a few faults. Among the faults are announcing the death of Arthur Bowman on page 3 and then "flashing back" for the next 250 pages until Arthur Bowman finally dies on page 254. Too much of the book is spent with the reader KNOWING that Arthur Bowman dies, and even WHERE he dies, and just waiting for it to happen.
The female characters in the book are superfluous -- they're either in the book as decorations or a cheering section.
Lastly, for all the research has done, and real-life experience the author obviously has on the subject, it's jarring to see the author describe a CIA bulletin board reminding agents to "get their malaria shots." There's no such thing as a "malaria shot."

Rating:
Summary: Well-written, worth reading
Review: This is a well-written page-turner centering on the adventures of a foreign correspondent caught up in French foreign intrigues.
The book has a few faults. Among the faults are announcing the death of Arthur Bowman on page 3 and then "flashing back" for the next 250 pages until Arthur Bowman finally dies on page 254. Too much of the book is spent with the reader KNOWING that Arthur Bowman dies, and even WHERE he dies, and just waiting for it to happen.
The female characters in the book are superfluous -- they're either in the book as decorations or a cheering section.
Lastly, for all the research has done, and real-life experience the author obviously has on the subject, it's jarring to see the author describe a CIA bulletin board reminding agents to "get their malaria shots." There's no such thing as a "malaria shot."

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Summary: THE BEST SUSPENSE THRILLER OF THE YEAR!
Review: This thriller will keep you up until you finish it if you lack self-discipline. David Ignatius has surpassed his three previous times at bat and comes up with a GREAT ONE! William Diehl and Michael Connelly have their work cut out for them if they are going to surpass the fully developed characters, the intricate plotting, the smashing climax and all the other elements that go to make a terrific read.I read about three suspense thrillers a week and this the BEST by far