Review: Short thrilling novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 6, 2011
If you read a lot, this novel can be finished in an evening, but you won't feel cheated. The action starts right at the beginning when Gwen, a former military operative, is targeted by a hit man and she needs to find out why. Unfortunately this means she has to tell her husband what she used to do for a living. The story is well-paced and the mystery holds out until the end, making sense to a lay person like me (don't know if someone with a different background might find it full of holes). The only thing that detracts are some minor grammar issues (eg. "were" instead of "we're", "it's" instead of "its" several times and "secretaries" instead of secretary's) which weren't enough to detract from the main story, but just enough to bother a grammar-nazi like me. The first person writing is very well done and the character of Gwen is very likable. Closer to 4.5 stars than 4 for me. Well worth the time and the price.