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bookbratmn's review against another edition
3.0
great premise - a bit formulaic and 'convenient' - liked the ending
torimacpurr's review against another edition
4.0
It was tedious in the beginning but got much better later.
keninmnpls's review against another edition
5.0
Truly an excellent novel--suspenseful, literary, filled with the colors of the times, with a deeply realized cast of characters with an intricate plot. I want to read it again.
dr_dick's review against another edition
4.0
wonderful spy novel. not exactly John le Carré, but good enough.
duanebutcher's review against another edition
3.0
Another good atmospheric midcentury noir thriller from Joseph Kanon. Suspenseful and authentic seeming with real characters that are easy to care about. One weak spot: the reader tried to do German accents with no idea how things are pronounced which was grating for me.
nicoleziege's review against another edition
1.0
My biggest problem was the writing. It was difficult to understand who the characters were and what was going on. The writing bothered me so much that I couldn't finish it, which was disappointing because I was excited for it.
medievalisting's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
quintusmarcus's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable and stylish noir thriller, though a little unclear. The denouement was so complicated, I had to read it a few times to untangle everything. Still worth it, though, for the splendidly murky atmosphere, which was surely borrowed from the 1948 film A Foreign Affair.