The Innocents Club

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Summary: Taylor Smith, The Innocents Club
Review: I have enjoyed Taylor Smith's books. I think that her background allows her to bring a depth to espionage books that is sometimes lacking. In The Innocents Club, I felt like she did not develop her characters enough to explain certain actions. For example, in the end of Guilt by Silence, Mariah's daughter likes and enjoys Paul; however, in The Innocents Club she dislikes him with no real understanding of why. Even Paul's character changes more than the books explains. The ending reminded me of a soap opera that had five minutes to tie up all lose ends. We never see the main characters react to their changed status, but we are only told about it. Maybe she is trying to lead us to continue finding out in the next book, but what if she loses us instead?

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Summary: good story line
Review: i really enjoyed this book. the plot was well crafted, not so dumb as many thrillers these days. smith's books seem to be getting better. my one gripe (taylor smith, if you are reading this!) is: mariah should not get involved with a man old enough to be her father, just because she never had a real father. bring back paul chaney, and complexify the relationship a bit. a real relationship has good bits and bad bits, and mariah needs a little more depth.

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Summary: What A Read!!
Review: Taylor Smith brings back CIA analyst Mariah Bolt in this new book, and what a thrilling, invigorating, twisted tale it is. And in hardcover too. Congratulations Taylor Smith!