A.K.A. Jane

Rating:
Summary: A K A a pretty good read
Review: A K A Jane is a pretty good British female secret agent type novel. It is not the best of the genre out there but is a very enjoyable read. Jane Nichols wants to retire from her life as a secret agent after coming off a mission that has taken its tole mentally and physically. As well as being a secret agent she's also a very successful author under the pen name Max Murdock and decides she will concentrate the rest of her life on pumping out more novels about her successful character Andrew Jax. First things first though she must avenge the death of her lover a fellow spy, by killing terrorist Jim O'Neil. He is currently in Savannah, USA, which she also decides is a good place to base her next Jax novel from. She rents a room from police chief Alex Callaghan who is on the case of a serial killer who likes to strangle beautiful women. Jane herself is a beautiful woman and not knowing she is an M I-5 agent, Alex is constantly worried about her. Meanwhile the British want her back at work and to find out what terrorist O'Neil is up to. She however has not intention of returning to her former life and just wants him dead.

This is a very enjoyable read but there are better female British government agent novels out there. The best would be by author Christopher Nicole, with his Jessica Jones character. Titles such as The Voyage, The Search, The Pursuit and Poor Darling are just a few to look for.

Rating:
Summary: A K A a pretty good read
Review: A K A Jane is a pretty good British female secret agent type novel. It is not the best of the genre out there but is a very enjoyable read. Jane Nichols wants to retire from her life as a secret agent after coming off a mission that has taken its tole mentally and physically. As well as being a secret agent she's also a very successful author under the pen name Max Murdock and decides she will concentrate the rest of her life on pumping out more novels about her successful character Andrew Jax. First things first though she must avenge the death of her lover a fellow spy, by killing terrorist Jim O'Neil. He is currently in Savannah, USA, which she also decides is a good place to base her next Jax novel from. She rents a room from police chief Alex Callaghan who is on the case of a serial killer who likes to strangle beautiful women. Jane herself is a beautiful woman and not knowing she is an M I-5 agent, Alex is constantly worried about her. Meanwhile the British want her back at work and to find out what terrorist O'Neil is up to. She however has not intention of returning to her former life and just wants him dead.

This is a very enjoyable read but there are better female British government agent novels out there. The best would be by author Christopher Nicole, with his Jessica Jones character. Titles such as The Voyage, The Search, The Pursuit and Poor Darling are just a few to look for.

Rating:
Summary: I'm not remotely a mystery-genre fan, but that's changing.
Review: I read the review for this book over the computer, thought, "why not?" and purchased it, fully prepared to yawn my way through it. Not a yawn passed my lips, as I was riveted to the book. I found it enthralling, amusing, sensitive, scary, and all-round enjoyable.

I look forward to reading the next book about Jane - just to see what happens!

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Summary: Fast paced and truly engrossing
Review: I'm a huge mystery/thriller reader, and I really enjoyed this book. The plot moves along at high speed, the action is fast and furious, and the atmosphere Ms. Tan creates for her characters rang true. I found my affection for the main character growing as the book unfolded, which caused me to finish this book in a day and immediately begin reading the second book in this series. I hope there will be more to look forward to from Maureen Tan!

Rating:
Summary: Entertaining
Review: This book held my attention from the first; I couldn't put it down. A very professional female spy with plenty of guts and 'steel control'. It made me (almost!) want to take up kickboxing. I also enjoyed reading about her sexy love interest. Hope there will be many more books in this series.

Rating:
Summary: A fun read
Review: This book is great. It keeps you on your toes and makes it really easy to relate to the characters. I would recommend this to anyone.