A exciting bit of nonsense with a plot line that follows a rather incredible hero through the desperate evasion of his trackers and his identity changes in London. On the plus side it was seen as cinematic and a ‘fun ride’. There were some interesting characters such as a tart with a heart, a ruthless SAS pursuant with a soft spot for dogs, a Bishop of a African evangelical movement who feeds the poor and the puzzled head of a pharmaceutical company. On the down side it was too incredible to take many of our readers along ….and here you need to ask yourself, if you entered the open door of the apartment of a stranger who in his dying breath asked you to remove the knife from his side, would you agree ? And, having done this, drop the knife and then flee the scene ? Another question raised by the book …. if everything went suddenly horribly wrong in your life and you wanted to leave wherever you are reading this blog and, without preparation, disappear from anyone who might wish to pursue you ….what would you do ? Tips from Adam Kindred can be found in this book. Finally the least satisfactory character was felt to be Rita, the Police Officer, who is remarkably lacking in curiosity about a man with nothing in his flat and no history.
An average score of 6.0 with variation from 2 to 7.5.
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