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House of the Hunted by Mark Mills

clambook's review

2.0

Became a Mills fan with his first two books, The Information Officer and Amagansett, which were well researched and well plotted. I tried Savage Garden and gave up halfway through because it dragged, and now I find this one almost irritating. I’ll finish it but it’s more than a little C&O. All the secondary characters are stock — the wily French inspector, the bombastic but loyal friend, the enchanting feisty kid sister, the mysterious and sexy Soviet spy. The main protagonist is just too perfect — well-educated, proficient in sailing, combat, French, wine selection. The book reads like a novel written by the screenwriter Mills has become (it’s even got a car chase scene) rather than by a novelist.