From Publishers Weekly Granger's November Man series has been consistently entertaining andinteresting, far surpassing much of the work done in the espionage genre. This addition to the list maintains that consistency. The story begins when Hanley, former boss of the now-retired Deverauxcode name Novemberis carted off to a mental hospital on the orders of his superiors. This triggers a sequence of deadly events that brings November back into action, pitting him against a deadly female Soviet operative and ultimately leading him to a Soviet sleeper agent high within the American security community. Cross-cutting between November's return to the U.S. from Europe and Hanley's desperate attempts to keep his sanity, the book builds almost perfectly to an exciting finish. Despite telegraphing the identity of the "mole," Granger is mostly on the mark and is approaching the class of le Carre, although he lacks some of that writer's subtlety and psychological insight. 50,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo; author tour. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Coldly effective but suspicious American spy-runner Hanley inadvertently fouls up a deeply embedded Russian mole's scenario when he warns "sleeping" agent Devereaux ("November") that something has gone amiss in R Section. Rudely forced out of retirement in Lausanne by two hit men, the calm, collected, and utterly cynical Devereaux enlists the aid of former contacts in determining the truth of Hanley's allegation. Crisp style, well-mannered prose, and inexorable tension characterize this worthy addition to the successful November Man series ( The Zurich Numbers ). Granger once again displays his winning talent for manipulating traditional elements of intrigueincluding here a luscious Russian lady spy with charismatic eyes and an isolated insane asylum (run by nuns) for unwanted agents. Highly recommended for public libraries. Rex E. Klett, Anson Cty. Lib., Wadesboro, N.C.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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这部作品最吸引我的地方,在于它对“信息”这个核心概念的深入探讨。在故事里,信息就是权力,是武器,是生存的唯一筹码。作者将信息的不对称性、误导性以及销毁的必然性描绘得淋漓尽致。我尤其喜欢那些充满机锋的对话场景,表面上波澜不惊,实则暗流涌动,每一个词语的选择都暗藏玄机,需要读者带着“怀疑一切”的心态去解读。它成功地营造了一种“人人自危”的氛围,让你对每一个出场人物都抱持警惕。读完后,我甚至开始反思我们现实生活中接触到的信息,那种被信息洪流裹挟的感觉,让这本书的现实意义也得到了极大的提升。这是一部既有娱乐性,又有深刻思考价值的佳作,强烈推荐给所有热爱智力挑战的读者。
评分读完全书后,我感到一种近乎透支的疲惫,但这种疲惫感是高质量阅读后特有的满足。作者对于节奏的把控近乎完美,他深知何时该放慢速度,让角色喘息片刻,思考下一步的走向,又何时该猛地加速,用密集的对话和快速的行动将读者推向悬崖边。书中那种弥漫在空气中的不安氛围,是通过对环境声音、光影变化这些细微元素的精心选择而营造出来的,极具感染力。更让我印象深刻的是,主角群体的成长轨迹非常真实,他们不是天生的英雄,而是被环境逼迫着一步步做出艰难抉择,这种成长感让角色的最终命运更加牵动人心。这是一部需要全神贯注才能完全领会的作品,绝对值得花费时间反复品味。
评分这本书真是让人欲罢不能,我一口气读完了好几遍,每次都有新的发现。作者的叙事功力简直是鬼斧神工,他总能在一个看似平静的场景下,埋下层层叠叠的伏笔,让读者在不经意间被卷入一个巨大的阴谋之中。尤其是对人物心理的刻画,细腻入微,每一个角色的动机都显得那样真实可信,让人在阅读过程中不断地思考,究竟谁才是幕后的操纵者。情节的推进张弛有度,高潮迭起的部分更是让人手心冒汗,生怕错过任何一个细微的线索。我特别欣赏作者在语言运用上的独到之处,他能用最简洁的文字描绘出最复杂的局面,那种文字的力量感,是很多同类型作品所不具备的。这本书不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一场智力上的角逐,读完之后,仿佛自己也参与了一次惊心动魄的博弈,回味无穷。
评分这本书的格局之大,远远超出了我的预期。它不仅局限于某一个国家或某一个时期的冲突,而是展现了一种跨越时间、跨越地域的权力游戏。我花了很长时间来梳理书中提到的各个势力之间的盘根错节的关系,不得不佩服作者在进行如此庞大世界观构建时的严谨和细致。每一次以为自己理清了头绪,作者总能抛出一个全新的变量,让你不得不推翻之前的判断。这种不断反转的叙事手法,处理得不好就容易显得刻意,但在这里却显得浑然天成,逻辑链条紧密得让人找不到一丝破绽。对于那些喜欢深度分析和细节推敲的读者来说,这简直是一份无价的“读物”,我甚至已经开始期待后续是否有学者会针对其中的历史细节进行考据了。
评分老实说,我刚开始接触这类题材时有些望而却步,总觉得会充斥着晦涩难懂的专业术语和复杂的政治背景,但这部作品彻底颠覆了我的看法。作者的笔触非常亲民,他巧妙地将宏大的叙事背景融入到主角的个人命运之中,让读者能够非常自然地代入情境。更难得的是,故事中对于道德困境的探讨非常深刻。它没有简单地将角色划分为好人与坏人,而是展现了在极端压力下,人性的复杂与多变。我尤其喜欢那种渐进式的揭秘过程,每一个真相的浮现都伴随着更深一层的疑惑,这种结构设计非常精妙,保证了阅读体验的持续新鲜感。书中的一些场景描写,比如午夜时分的城市剪影,或是密不透风的审讯室,都充满了强烈的画面感,仿佛触手可及,让人心跳加速。
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