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The Venetian Betrayal (Cotton Malone, #3)
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Yet another Cotton Malone book, this time with an all star cast reunion. Not only do the faithful readers of Steve Berry's books get to see Henrik, Casseiopa and Stephanie again, but even Colin Michener makes a guest appearance.
Unfortunately we already know much of the depths of these characters so there was no real character development, hence less emotional involvement for the reader. The book had no surprise twists waiting to catch the reader off guard, just the usual trying to figure out which double agent is a triple agent, etc.
The plot was decent, just not the wild romp through history at a breakneck speed.
The funny thing is that even Steve Berry's worse book to date is better than many other author's best.
Unfortunately we already know much of the depths of these characters so there was no real character development, hence less emotional involvement for the reader. The book had no surprise twists waiting to catch the reader off guard, just the usual trying to figure out which double agent is a triple agent, etc.
The plot was decent, just not the wild romp through history at a breakneck speed.
The funny thing is that even Steve Berry's worse book to date is better than many other author's best.
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December 21, 2008
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December 22, 2008
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Jan 24, 2010 12:17PM
I agree with your statement, "his worst book to date" but it was still fun, a nice break from more academic pursuits!
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I disagree with the idea that there was no character development, as we saw more of Casseiopia and her reticence explained and thawed a bit. Loved the twisted history and pseudo-science -- also the explanation of what was real and what was not.
