Review: Good thriller/mystery book.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
Disclaimer: I was sent a free copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.Doris Watson thought that her life was boring and lonely. But that would change one day while having a blind date at a restaurant. All of a sudden, her life changes drastically when she is recruited by an organisation to impersonate another woman, a spy, who has an uncanny resemblance with her. But things will get difficult and, apart from her very dangerous mission, she will have to deal with a strange girl and a man who have appeared in her life and don't wish to disappear. Will she be able to survive to her mission, understand what's going on with all those Mafia members, FBI agents, and even the NSA wanting to get a hold of her, and get the life that she wants, all at the same time?This book was an entertaining read, although the first quarter of the book was difficult to read, it was messy, and I really didn't know what was going on until I re-read certain parts a couple of times. Another thing that bothered me to no end was the many typos, editorial mistakes, and even missing words. Even a character was named wrongly in one scene of the book. This book would have used one more edit and proofread, that's for sure.I don't know why, but while I was reading the book, and even I knew it was set in this century, I had a feeling that the action was taking place during the 1950s. It has that feel of the thriller books written at that time and it goes really well with the kind of story being developed before our eyes.The characters are well developed and you can find a whole range of different characters. Written by a man but using the point of view of a woman, I think the author got it right, although some things she said or thought made me scream as a feminist. Just a couple of things, really. I really liked the character of Della Jamay, but you have to read the book to know why; I won't spoil anything for you.So, overall, it was a good story, but if it gets another round of edits it would be superb.