Review: A kind of 21st century prince?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2013
This is my second Dr. Dunbar e-book. It just happened the first one was from 20th century (Donor), this one definitely from the 21st. The stakes are higher although the number of corpses remains about the same.Years ago UK TV (BBC?) had the MI5 series that dealt with similar issues - perhaps too similar. I have no idea who got an inspiration from whom. There were, however, major differences. While MI5 seems to exists in UK, the Med-Sci is purely mythical and much less dependent on the current powers to be (read the ruling party). MI5 TV episodes always stopped at the door of 10 Downing Street, is this book going beyond them? Read and get some idea if not a clear answer.The language has been updated in the past 12 years. Actually, here in the US we do not say so often 'Have a Nice Day', if we do, we mean it sarcastically, at least some of us. That's how it is used in the book as well, also to mock us good Americans.While Donor is about a diabolic MD with a few Arabs thrown into the mix, this book deals with something closer to Britain's Home (Office), it appears.Good yarn with the heroic and still athletic Dr. Dunbar even taking his chances in a London gay bar.Not quite 5 stars but close.