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A review by ebeyrent
Stalin's Ghost by Martin Cruz Smith
4.0
This was surprisingly good, and not at all what I thought it was going to be. The narrative flows and really sucks in the reader. Phrasing is wonderfully elegant, and although the plot is very dark, the dialog is sprinkled with sharp humor.
I loved the characters, and despite having never read any books in this series, I found that I didn't need much introduction to past plotlines involving the characters.
About halfway through the novel, things got so intense that I had a hard time putting the book down late at night. I found one plot twist to be really improbable, but the rest was really quite engaging.
The ending, unfortunately, got trapped a bit in tropes typical of the genre. I wish a bit more creativity had been employed to draw the plot to a close, but while it wasn't unforgettable, it wasn't a complete turn-off.
I loved the characters, and despite having never read any books in this series, I found that I didn't need much introduction to past plotlines involving the characters.
About halfway through the novel, things got so intense that I had a hard time putting the book down late at night. I found one plot twist to be really improbable, but the rest was really quite engaging.
The ending, unfortunately, got trapped a bit in tropes typical of the genre. I wish a bit more creativity had been employed to draw the plot to a close, but while it wasn't unforgettable, it wasn't a complete turn-off.