Rating: 4/5
Review:
A great read
I enjoyed A Long Night In Paris very much. It’s not wholly
credible, but it’s intelligent and gripping.
The plot is
labyrinthine and the story emerges slowly, as it would in a real
investigation like this. We get some good insights into how an
intelligence service works, plus some convincing portrayals of the
machinations in government as politicians seek to protect their
privileged positions, shift blame and take unearned credit, and also
within the intelligence service as ambitious people put their own
interests before all others. I found the unfolding story very
involving and the characters just about believable – and I was
happy to suspend any disbelief I had in two exceptionally attractive
intelligence officers with almost supernatural powers of deduction,
bravery and skills. I thought the writing was good and developed a
good sense of place and of atmosphere in both Israel and Paris.
This is a cut above
the usual action-packed thriller (although there is quite a lot of
action) and is happily free of ridiculously implausible Shocking
Twists. I thought it was a great read – involving, fun and
exciting.
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