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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
While I enjoyed the light, beachy thriller read of Pavone's first book [b:The Expats|12617758|The Expats|Chris Pavone|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1325641431s/12617758.jpg|17643316], this follow-up was far less enjoyable. The body count was higher and violence rather than cleverness advanced the plot. Secondly, although I loved the idea of a dangerous book manuscript, the ultimate reveals were not interesting enough nor were the twists of plot interesting enough to fully keep my interest.
Great thriller book, will keep you turning pages for sure. Kind of a "what if there were an expose of Rupert Murdoch" sort of book....how far would powerful people go to cover up their past? A great airplane or beach read.
Rather too clever for its own good. Plays plot tricks for the sake of doing it, doesn't develop the characters - especially Charlie Wolf. Thin stuff.
A light and fast-paced read. It's great for a casual reader and the pages do turn effortlessly. Perhaps a little "fantastic" or unbelievable as the body count rises over one manuscript. Thank you to Random House Canada for sending it along!
I have to say, I didn’t see a lot of the twists and turns coming. Whole book written over the course of one day, with some flashbacks. Was very blasé about killing so many characters, which is not something I expected.
I honestly don't know how to rate this. There were parts I enjoyed, parts I didn't. Overall though, I must state that I emphatically did not like the way he wrote his female characters. They all felt the same to me. Blonde, skinny, with tragedy in their past. I wanted Isabel to have more depth at the very least. Regardless, not my favorite thriller.
really beautifully done
fast paced, interconnected, surprising.
fast paced, interconnected, surprising.
3.5 stars. It took a while to get going, but when it did, oh boy!
I was a fan of THE EXPATS, Pavone's previous novel that was a fun spy meets mom mashup. THE ACCIDENT is a more traditional thriller. Lots of action, less character development, but it's still fun. I feel like a lot of spy novels are all action with no substance. Sometimes it's too hard to figure out what's going on, sometimes it's too obvious. Pavone nails it in this respect.
Setting the novel in the world of book publishing makes this a really accessible read (like THE EXPATS, it's not just for lovers of international intrigue) and gives you a fun setting that's a mix of fancy parties on one hand and intelligent manuscripts on the other.
The pacing may be off a bit--the snowballing of the first 1/3 of the book means this is kind of inevitable, since there are so many loose ends to tie up--but it's a forgivable offense. Nice twists, great plot, and, like Kate from THE EXPATS, heroine Isabel Reed is not your average sexy FBI agent or police detective. I love that Pavone puts smart women at the center of his books. (I actually assumed he was a she when I read THE EXPATS.)
Setting the novel in the world of book publishing makes this a really accessible read (like THE EXPATS, it's not just for lovers of international intrigue) and gives you a fun setting that's a mix of fancy parties on one hand and intelligent manuscripts on the other.
The pacing may be off a bit--the snowballing of the first 1/3 of the book means this is kind of inevitable, since there are so many loose ends to tie up--but it's a forgivable offense. Nice twists, great plot, and, like Kate from THE EXPATS, heroine Isabel Reed is not your average sexy FBI agent or police detective. I love that Pavone puts smart women at the center of his books. (I actually assumed he was a she when I read THE EXPATS.)