Author: Robert Harris
Format: AudioBook
4 of 5 stars
This book surprised me a little. It starts out a little formulaic, but then quickly grows into a full blooded espionage/spy thriller. I tend to give the genre a lot of latitude, especially these days. We hear about enough real life cloak and dagger events that inevitably authors crafting fictional accounts feel the need to crank up the intrigue. Sometimes this leads to scenarios that are a bit over the top. I don't know how much of it is my partiality to the genre or if this book manages to just ride close to the line, without actually crossing, but I found the twists, turns and amped up intrigue to fit well within the context of the book.
The audiobook was very well performed. At first I was a little concerned that there wasn't going to be very much variation between character voices, but my fears, just as with the formulaic plot, were unfounded. The reader, Roger Rees, does an exceptional job of giving all the characters a clear vocal definition.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and would definitely consider other books by Robert Harris based upon my experience with this one.
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