Review: Now That Was Fun!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2012
Mark Jones is a henchman (they don't like to be called, goons - it's insulting and quite possibly some kind of -ist as well).  He works for Evil Geniuses a la Goldfinger or Dr. Evil and the occasional used bookstore.  He's not necessarily a good guy or a bad guy - he's just some schlub trying to pay his mortgage.  Throughout the book, he's constantly in the line of fire and constantly about to die.  Overall, he's a pretty interesting guy to follow around.  Inconceivably, Mark and the henchmen read - and discuss the books they've read.  AND, they don't read stupid books either - their comments  may be a bit blue collar, but their book selections are anything but.  A book club is just so wonderfully strange to throw into a novel like this and it's just a wonderful idea.This book is fun.  In the tradition of irreverent satires of well known genres, this book has a strong grasp of the subject matter and doesn't stray.  The British and American Special Agents are very well written and very entertaining.  (Note to the delicate flowers of the world: the American agent swears a lot! He's a gung ho Hooah action hero on crack who's swearing is creative and completely in character.)There are a few typos and random grammatical errors in the book - but no more than most books.  They're only noticeable for being concentrated in the last 20%.  Beyond that, it's well edited - the pacing is good and there really aren't any continuity errors.I picked the book up as an Amazon Prime borrow and ended up buying it.  I'm thinking of buying another of his books right away to see if he's a new author to start following.  My Recommendation:  Buy the book - it's funny.