Not my favorite Greene novel, for sure. It seems only the sketch of a novel, and none of the characters ever really emerges entirely in his or her own right. Plus, they’re almost all entirely unlikeable (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing in a novel), and most unsympathetic (which is a bad thing). I didn’t dislike the book, I just didn’t love it. And I’ve loved every other Greene book I’ve read.

Funny. A bit too pat at the ending. But that’s almost a dictate of the genre.

Quite a beautiful little book, really.

I had to return it to the library so it’s on hold until I can get my hands on a copy again. It’s a really interesting novel, though, one structured around digressions about the various characters.

I guess this destroys some of my hyper-cool masculine cred, but I gave my students the option to read this book as part of an assignment, so I figure I should actually read it before they start writing their papers.

An enjoyable, quick read. Not as good as the Atticus Kodiak novels, but worth reading if you either like Rucka’s stuff or fast-paced spy thrillers.