Review: A good intro, but...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2014
This is a good intro to the new Vicky Peterwald series.  I just wish I had spotted it before reading 'Target', but no real harm done.  It is a minimal length novel (if that, it may be a novella) but is priced appropriately lower than the full length 'Vicky Peterwald - Target' which follows.  In fact, four chapters of that book are given at the end as a teaser.  It couldn't have hurt to have used some of that missing length to fill this one out a bit more, but I suppose those familiar with events in the original Kris Longknife series might feel it was rehashing old ground..... Yes, Vicky does seem to be a more sexually active type than Kris Longknife, but I think it fits her character.  Look at her upbringing, after all.  Until now she HAS been portrayed as the 'bad girl' of the Kris Longknife series.  Having also read 'Target', I look forward to more in this offshoot series..... One final note.  I too was startled by the number of typos and other editing errors in this edition.  One page was particularly bad, taking me out of the read.  What happened here?  Not up to snuff for a bestselling author.  The editing almost pulled this down to a 3 star review.  Mike, get on your editor's case.  'Target' was better done, and yes, 'Assassin' DOES have a striking cover.  Well done there.