No One to Trust
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From Publishers Weekly
Think Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 and a jaded James Bond, and you've got the principals down pat for crowd-pleaser Johansen's (Body of Lies) latest romantic suspenser. Elena Kyler was born in Colombia and raised by her rebel fighter father, formerly an American mercenary. After her father dies and her rebel comrades sell out to druglord Rico Chavez, Elena, now in her mid-20s, concocts a desperate plan to save herself and her five-year-old son Barry from Chavez, who also happens to be Barry's father. She contacts the DEA, who call in the Bondian Sean Galen, a debonair maverick. The plan is to bring Elena and Barry to the U.S., then capture Chavez when he comes for his son. After a daring air-lift escape, Sean, Elena and Barry make it to California, but an ambush by Chavez's men leaves them running for their lives. Unaccustomed to relying on the kindness of strangers, Elena finds herself forced to lean on Sean as the two zigzag across the U.S., falling in love along the way. In the current climate, the threat of drug cartels feels dated and Chavez is such an over-the-top nasty that he's downright silly. Add to that a melodramatic anti-heroine, who's also a cliched assassin-with-a-heart-of-gold seeking spiritual redemption, and a Southeastern climax that's as '80s as Miami Vice, and the sum total becomes a derivative stew. Johansen has delivered better in the past and hopefully will again in the future.
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Think Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 and a jaded James Bond, and you've got the principals down pat for crowd-pleaser Johansen's (Body of Lies) latest romantic suspenser. Elena Kyler was born in Colombia and raised by her rebel fighter father, formerly an American mercenary. After her father dies and her rebel comrades sell out to druglord Rico Chavez, Elena, now in her mid-20s, concocts a desperate plan to save herself and her five-year-old son Barry from Chavez, who also happens to be Barry's father. She contacts the DEA, who call in the Bondian Sean Galen, a debonair maverick. The plan is to bring Elena and Barry to the U.S., then capture Chavez when he comes for his son. After a daring air-lift escape, Sean, Elena and Barry make it to California, but an ambush by Chavez's men leaves them running for their lives. Unaccustomed to relying on the kindness of strangers, Elena finds herself forced to lean on Sean as the two zigzag across the U.S., falling in love along the way. In the current climate, the threat of drug cartels feels dated and Chavez is such an over-the-top nasty that he's downright silly. Add to that a melodramatic anti-heroine, who's also a cliched assassin-with-a-heart-of-gold seeking spiritual redemption, and a Southeastern climax that's as '80s as Miami Vice, and the sum total becomes a derivative stew. Johansen has delivered better in the past and hopefully will again in the future.
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Journal Entry 2 by darkpunkangel at Wishlist RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, January 25, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (1/25/2010 UTC) at Wishlist RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Surprise! Hope you enjoy the book!
Surprise! Hope you enjoy the book!
Received this in the mail as a surprise. I haven't read it so. Yeah. I like getting surprises. Thank you. I already have another BCer to pass it on to as they are interested too. :) Thanks again.
Journal Entry 4 by froggie66 at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, April 19, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (4/18/2010 UTC) at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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I gave it to Frogladyreader. She likes this author too. :)
I gave it to Frogladyreader. She likes this author too. :)
I forgot to journal the book before releasing it. lol. I really enjoyed this book and I read it pretty fast. :) It had suspense, twists in the plot and other things.
Journal Entry 6 by frogladyreader1 at -- Somewhere In Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Friday, May 28, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (5/29/2010 UTC) at -- Somewhere In Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario Canada
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Look for Green Box at the Great Glebe Garage Sale on First Ave. nr. Bank
A great read. Enjoyed it and read it very quickly and now am sending in on.
