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constantreader471's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars rounded down to 3.
This book starts out with a spectacular explosion of an Air France plane at Paris Orly airport. A former French President was supposed to be on this plane. The current French President calls on a private company, Fermatown, to investigate. They uncover corruption in France and Malaysia. This mystery is somewhat complicated but moves along well. The translation was excellent.
Thanks to Le French Book for sending me this ebook.
This book starts out with a spectacular explosion of an Air France plane at Paris Orly airport. A former French President was supposed to be on this plane. The current French President calls on a private company, Fermatown, to investigate. They uncover corruption in France and Malaysia. This mystery is somewhat complicated but moves along well. The translation was excellent.
Thanks to Le French Book for sending me this ebook.
tasmanian_bibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
‘The plane’s antivirus program froze the download for thirty seconds and then authorized installation.’
The plane lands at Orly Airport, and then explodes. Other planes explode, the terminal is on fire, many lives are lost. The former French president, President Pierre-André Noblecourt, should have been on that plane. His survival is short-lived – he is found dead at his home: did he commit suicide, or was he murdered? How are these events connected? The former president had been responsible for establishing the Rare Earth Exchange, a trading centre for strategic and rare earth minerals, based in Paris and Malaysia. Was this in some way connected to his death?
The highest levels of the French government are concerned. Hubert de Méricourt, head of the agency responsible for France’s intelligence and counterintelligence calls in Fermatown, the private intelligence agency run by John Spencer Larivière, his partner Victoire Augagneur and Luc Masseron to investigate.
Thus begins a story in which the investigation quickly spans the globe. As the story unfolds, it soon becomes clear that corruption and suspicion are deeply ingrained. People are not what they claim to be. What was Pierre-André Noblecourt’s role in this world? Who is controlling the exchange of the rare metals essential for modern technology?
And just as things start to look clear, there’s another twist (or two) to keep the story moving along. Exactly how do the members of Pierre-André Noblecourt’s family fit into this intrigue?
‘There’s just too much information, believe it or not. No single investigative body is capable of overseeing a system as complex as this.’
I enjoyed this novel, and kept turning the pages wondering what would happen next. While some aspects were relatively easy to predict, there was one aspect that didn’t click into place for me until the end. And what an interesting ending it is!
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Le French Book for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
The plane lands at Orly Airport, and then explodes. Other planes explode, the terminal is on fire, many lives are lost. The former French president, President Pierre-André Noblecourt, should have been on that plane. His survival is short-lived – he is found dead at his home: did he commit suicide, or was he murdered? How are these events connected? The former president had been responsible for establishing the Rare Earth Exchange, a trading centre for strategic and rare earth minerals, based in Paris and Malaysia. Was this in some way connected to his death?
The highest levels of the French government are concerned. Hubert de Méricourt, head of the agency responsible for France’s intelligence and counterintelligence calls in Fermatown, the private intelligence agency run by John Spencer Larivière, his partner Victoire Augagneur and Luc Masseron to investigate.
Thus begins a story in which the investigation quickly spans the globe. As the story unfolds, it soon becomes clear that corruption and suspicion are deeply ingrained. People are not what they claim to be. What was Pierre-André Noblecourt’s role in this world? Who is controlling the exchange of the rare metals essential for modern technology?
And just as things start to look clear, there’s another twist (or two) to keep the story moving along. Exactly how do the members of Pierre-André Noblecourt’s family fit into this intrigue?
‘There’s just too much information, believe it or not. No single investigative body is capable of overseeing a system as complex as this.’
I enjoyed this novel, and kept turning the pages wondering what would happen next. While some aspects were relatively easy to predict, there was one aspect that didn’t click into place for me until the end. And what an interesting ending it is!
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Le French Book for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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