Let me start with a brief tangent. I literally happened onto this book by wandering the aisles of my local Barnes & Noble. If bookstores go away because of the internet then I will eventually run out of stuff to read because there will be no aisles to brows. And I always thought it was undiluted bullshit that you can't judge a book by its cover because I was first drawn to this by its cover. Okay. The characters here are very complex and vivid and I always knew who was who unlike other books I've read (I'm looking at you Dragon Tattoo). The white and blue collar criminal world of New York is as interesting here as in Michael Clayton or Duplicity (great movie, bad title). I'm eager to read other books by Harrison and excited to have a new author. The amount of knowledge of international business seems authentic and it never bogs down and kills the story. That said, I was a little disappointed by the last few chapters on this book. It went from low but real stakes to an Ashley Judd movie with someone tied up in a warehouse. Seriously. But on balance, I liked the vivid and unusual characters and it zipped along very well. Okay, surprisingly I liked this book. I borrowed it from my mother and I read it in 2 days. It was interesting to me because of all the ins and outs of big business in NYC intrigue me. It kept me in suspense -I could never guess what was going to happen next. The author outsmarted me and I liked it...I just don't like to predict what is going to happen next...and I certainly was unable to do that with this book. Warning - a few of the scenes were vulgar or violent...to the point where I was embarrassed to be reading it. I was not left disturbed though at the end, so I feel good about recommending it. Also, I liked the main male character. He was respectable and just a good guy. I couldn't identify with the main female character though, so I think that is what I just liked it rather than "really" liked it.
A great suspense novel, true page turner. I put it down only to eat and sleep this weekend.
—bonnie
Liked the book, maybe it ended to simply.
—sparkycb
kept me on the edge of my beach chair
—Gabriellec86
book's not bad, but a little boring
—coby
