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A review by latas
Hidden in Plain Sight by Jeffrey Archer
3.0
Book 2 in the William Warwick series continues from book 1, where William is pursuing 2 cases, the fraudster Faulkner and the drug dealer Rashidi. The overall plot is clever and there is lot of action. But, The writing and the witty punchlines which I had always liked in Jeffrey Archer's books, have started becoming tiresome. Every character has a punchline and conversations seem so artificial.
"You are so sharp, you can peel an apple". And such 'witty' comebacks in every alternate sentence made me gag. I couldn't even understand some of the snarky comments without googling.
William's wife Beth is always referred with an adjective, mostly it is pregnant Beth, heavily pregnant Beth, pregnant wife.
I had forgotten most of the plot in the first book and I didn't have the patience to go over that book again. A quick recap would have helped.
I am taking away 1 star for the cliffhanger, as I don't have any intention to read the next book to find out what happened.
Another star subtracted for making me feel stupid and unsophisticated, as I couldn't understand most of the references to art and some high end lifestyle.
"You are so sharp, you can peel an apple". And such 'witty' comebacks in every alternate sentence made me gag. I couldn't even understand some of the snarky comments without googling.
William's wife Beth is always referred with an adjective, mostly it is pregnant Beth, heavily pregnant Beth, pregnant wife.
I had forgotten most of the plot in the first book and I didn't have the patience to go over that book again. A quick recap would have helped.
I am taking away 1 star for the cliffhanger, as I don't have any intention to read the next book to find out what happened.
Another star subtracted for making me feel stupid and unsophisticated, as I couldn't understand most of the references to art and some high end lifestyle.