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Ridley Jones #2
Sliver of Truth
Instant New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger's second sensational thriller featuring Ridley Jones "bursts from the starting gate and never lets up." (Booklist, starred review) And it "will force you to stay up past your bedtime, just as you do with the books of James Patterson and Michael Connelly." (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
In Beautiful Lies, Ridley Jones stepped off a street corner and into an abyss of violence, deception, and fear. Now, she is just trying to get on with her life when another seemingly mundane act--picking up some prints at a photo lab--sends her on a mission to find a ghost from her past. A figure of the same man appears in too many pictures she's taken in the last year, lurking just far enough away to make identification impossible. But, she is not the only one who wants to know who the man is, and soon finds herself in the middle of a deeper investigation and unsure who to trust.
The only thing Ridley knows for sure is that she has to get to the truth about herself and her past if she is ever going to find her way home.
In Beautiful Lies, Ridley Jones stepped off a street corner and into an abyss of violence, deception, and fear. Now, she is just trying to get on with her life when another seemingly mundane act--picking up some prints at a photo lab--sends her on a mission to find a ghost from her past. A figure of the same man appears in too many pictures she's taken in the last year, lurking just far enough away to make identification impossible. But, she is not the only one who wants to know who the man is, and soon finds herself in the middle of a deeper investigation and unsure who to trust.
The only thing Ridley knows for sure is that she has to get to the truth about herself and her past if she is ever going to find her way home.
368 pages, Paperback
First published January 2, 2007
About the author
Lisa Unger
46 books9,206 followersLisa Unger is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of twenty-one novels, including THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B. With books published in thirty-three languages and millions of copies sold worldwide, she is regarded as a master of suspense.
Unger’s critically acclaimed novels have been featured on “Best Book” lists from the Today show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Weekly, People, Amazon, Goodreads, L.A. Times, The Boston Globe, Sun Sentinel, Tampa Bay Times, and many others. She has been nominated for, or won, numerous awards including the Strand Critics, Audie, Hammett, Macavity, ITW Thriller, and Goodreads Choice. In 2019, she received two Edgar Award nominations in the same year, an honor held by only a few authors including Agatha Christie. Her short fiction has been anthologized in The Best American Mystery and Suspense, and her non-fiction has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Travel+Leisure. Lisa is the current co-President of the International Thriller Writers organization. She lives on the west coast of Florida with her family.
Unger’s critically acclaimed novels have been featured on “Best Book” lists from the Today show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Weekly, People, Amazon, Goodreads, L.A. Times, The Boston Globe, Sun Sentinel, Tampa Bay Times, and many others. She has been nominated for, or won, numerous awards including the Strand Critics, Audie, Hammett, Macavity, ITW Thriller, and Goodreads Choice. In 2019, she received two Edgar Award nominations in the same year, an honor held by only a few authors including Agatha Christie. Her short fiction has been anthologized in The Best American Mystery and Suspense, and her non-fiction has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Travel+Leisure. Lisa is the current co-President of the International Thriller Writers organization. She lives on the west coast of Florida with her family.
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December 26, 2017
Lol! I could have sworn I had already read book 1 Beautiful Lies but it turned out I hadn't. It didn't matter because the author told me what I had missed in a chatty fashion throughout this book which I felt was very thoughtful of her.
Anyway Sliver of Truth was an okay read and a good story but with an extremely irritating main character. There was much too much examination of her feelings and much too much putting herself into dangerous situations through stupidity. She also had the recovery powers of Wonder Woman. Not many people can get out of a hospital bed after they have been shot in the abdomen and proceed to run away like she did!
Now I am getting too critical. It was not that bad really. A good story, easy to read and full of excitement. Three stars from me.
Anyway Sliver of Truth was an okay read and a good story but with an extremely irritating main character. There was much too much examination of her feelings and much too much putting herself into dangerous situations through stupidity. She also had the recovery powers of Wonder Woman. Not many people can get out of a hospital bed after they have been shot in the abdomen and proceed to run away like she did!
Now I am getting too critical. It was not that bad really. A good story, easy to read and full of excitement. Three stars from me.
August 2, 2022
I’ve missed this edgy author!
As soon as I hit play on this one, the voice I was listening to was so familiar. I then realised this book's predecessor was the first audio book I had listened to, on CD, five years ago. I now listen to sometimes more than two per week!
The storyline didn't come back too easily if I am to be honest; I listened to number one in 2017. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this, it was jam-packed full of action with a busy storyline to match.
I was hoping for another title to the series, but this was published in 2007 so I fear this is the end of the line for Ms Ridley Jones - but this may be a good thing as I fear she needs a well-deserved rest from the galivanting around! I love the name too, it really suits her.
Ridley is approached on the streets of New York after picking up some developed photos (remember those days?); it seems there is an ominous dark figure lurking in the background of each one. The FBI take her in for questioning. It seems Ridley's family and connections are not what they seem. Who can she trust? Her relationship with boyfriend Jake isn't going anywhere, yet they always seem to merge together for comfort, his knowledge of her complicated and dark family means he can support her, but does he have her best interests at heart?
She can trust no one and is on the run for her life, chatting to the reader in a conversational tone to catch us up on parts of her past we may have forgotten.
I found the story a little implausible, but this is fiction after all and this read was fast-paced, I was invested for the entirety, enjoying Ridley's talking out loud and was keen to see how she fared after being chased around the world! I liked where she ended up.
As soon as I hit play on this one, the voice I was listening to was so familiar. I then realised this book's predecessor was the first audio book I had listened to, on CD, five years ago. I now listen to sometimes more than two per week!
The storyline didn't come back too easily if I am to be honest; I listened to number one in 2017. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this, it was jam-packed full of action with a busy storyline to match.
I was hoping for another title to the series, but this was published in 2007 so I fear this is the end of the line for Ms Ridley Jones - but this may be a good thing as I fear she needs a well-deserved rest from the galivanting around! I love the name too, it really suits her.
Ridley is approached on the streets of New York after picking up some developed photos (remember those days?); it seems there is an ominous dark figure lurking in the background of each one. The FBI take her in for questioning. It seems Ridley's family and connections are not what they seem. Who can she trust? Her relationship with boyfriend Jake isn't going anywhere, yet they always seem to merge together for comfort, his knowledge of her complicated and dark family means he can support her, but does he have her best interests at heart?
She can trust no one and is on the run for her life, chatting to the reader in a conversational tone to catch us up on parts of her past we may have forgotten.
I found the story a little implausible, but this is fiction after all and this read was fast-paced, I was invested for the entirety, enjoying Ridley's talking out loud and was keen to see how she fared after being chased around the world! I liked where she ended up.
April 23, 2012
This sequel to "Beautiful Lies" (which I enjoyed), was a flop from beginning to end. Although I didn't care much for the opening of the book, where the narrator's approach in bringing the reader "up to speed" just seemed annoying, I still at that point held out hope for a good plot. Unfortunately, the plot was merely acceptable, nothing more.
Yet, even with that—the annoying opening and the merely acceptable plot—I might still have at least found the book passably entertaining, had it not been for the hack job that the author did on the protagonist. Whereas our "heroine" came off as likeable, intelligent, spunky, and even somewhat complex in the first book, here she just comes off as foolish, irresponsible, and just not at all as likeable as before.
Too add to the mess, some of the choices that the author has made for the storyline just seem so incredibly implausible. For example, the ridiculous love scenes that materialize out of the blue at the most implausible of moments. It's almost as though the author couldn't decide if she wanted to write chick lit or a bona fide suspense/thriller and decided to jarringly switch between the two styles, even within the same chapter.
Another trivial, but illustrative, example is when when she has the protagonist—who is on serious antibiotics at this time while also chasing down a lead through a dangerous, unknown nightclub—drinking beer. I don't know if I should be hating the author at this point for such a stupid implausible choice for her character, or hating the character! Like I said, trivial, but illustrative.
The author also takes a lot of time to dish out the protagonist's feelings in very silly and repetetive teaspoon doses, as though spoonfeeding them to a reader having problems either grasping or remembering the emotions at play in the story.
So, for example, you have a line like, "I was still naive enough to believe that somehow everything was going to be okay," the likes of which crop up all over the story. Unfortunately, the average reader is probably not naive enough to swallow these lame lines this many times in one novel.
Or this gem: "I know, I was being pathetic, a total girl. I needed to focus, so I did." Get that? She just did. If only it were that easy for the reader to stop seeing this character as pathetic at this point.
Incidentally, unless a book is atrocious, I generally finish what I start reading, and this was no exception—but, I did have to take a break every few chapters to read something less frustrating and more enjoyable for a while.
In short, this was a major disappointment following the decent and entertaining first book. I would recommend stopping after the first and going out on a relatively high note.
Yet, even with that—the annoying opening and the merely acceptable plot—I might still have at least found the book passably entertaining, had it not been for the hack job that the author did on the protagonist. Whereas our "heroine" came off as likeable, intelligent, spunky, and even somewhat complex in the first book, here she just comes off as foolish, irresponsible, and just not at all as likeable as before.
Too add to the mess, some of the choices that the author has made for the storyline just seem so incredibly implausible. For example, the ridiculous love scenes that materialize out of the blue at the most implausible of moments. It's almost as though the author couldn't decide if she wanted to write chick lit or a bona fide suspense/thriller and decided to jarringly switch between the two styles, even within the same chapter.
Another trivial, but illustrative, example is when when she has the protagonist—who is on serious antibiotics at this time while also chasing down a lead through a dangerous, unknown nightclub—drinking beer. I don't know if I should be hating the author at this point for such a stupid implausible choice for her character, or hating the character! Like I said, trivial, but illustrative.
The author also takes a lot of time to dish out the protagonist's feelings in very silly and repetetive teaspoon doses, as though spoonfeeding them to a reader having problems either grasping or remembering the emotions at play in the story.
So, for example, you have a line like, "I was still naive enough to believe that somehow everything was going to be okay," the likes of which crop up all over the story. Unfortunately, the average reader is probably not naive enough to swallow these lame lines this many times in one novel.
Or this gem: "I know, I was being pathetic, a total girl. I needed to focus, so I did." Get that? She just did. If only it were that easy for the reader to stop seeing this character as pathetic at this point.
Incidentally, unless a book is atrocious, I generally finish what I start reading, and this was no exception—but, I did have to take a break every few chapters to read something less frustrating and more enjoyable for a while.
In short, this was a major disappointment following the decent and entertaining first book. I would recommend stopping after the first and going out on a relatively high note.
April 29, 2024
4/5 🌟
3/5 ❤️🩹
2/5 🥰
1/5 🌶️
2/5 🔎
3/5 😰😱
0/5 🎭😂
3/5 🎭😭
0/5 👻
0/5 🔬
⚠️⛔️TRIGGERS:⛔️⚠️
Murder
Death
Child Abuse
Physical Abuse
Domestic Abuse
Gaslighting
Violence
Blood
Injury/Injury Detail
🗯️💬BOOK BLURB:💬🗯️
Ridley Jones is on a mission to find a ghost from her past . . . a very deadly ghost.
In Beautiful Lies, Ridley Jones stepped off a street corner and into an abyss of violence, deception, and fear. She is being a lot more careful about where she steps and trying to get on with her life when another seemingly mundane act--picking up a few envelopes of prints at a photo lab--puts her at the nexus of a global network of crime. A shadowy figure of a man appears in almost every picture she's taken in the last year, lurking just far enough away to make identification impossible. Everyone from the federal government to the criminal underworld wants to know who the man is, but the only thing Ridley knows for sure is that she has to get to the truth about herself and her past if she's ever going to find her way home.
🌎📖OVERALL REVIEWS📖🌎
Courtesy of Storygraph
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
SUMMARY OF 233 REVIEWS
Moods
mysterious 100%
adventurous 60%
dark 60%
tense 60%
sad 20%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 40%
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%
Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%
Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%
Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%
Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 100%
Average rating
3.42 ⭐️
🤔🧐🤯MY THOUGHTS:🤯🧐🤔
This was an interesting read to say the least. I feel bad for Ridley. She is hit with so many truths in this book. Everything from her parentage to the truth about her lover(s). She goes through a wringer and I’m not sure how she’s not falling apart.
This book was slightly better from previous reads by this author but I’m still undecided about whether to give up on her or not. I’m going to read the book mentioned in the blurb, Beautiful Lies, and see how that one goes. Although it probably should’ve been read before this book. 🤷🏻♀️
RATING KEY:
🌟 Stars - based on the overall plot and theme or idea of the book
❤️🩹 Emotions - based on how emotional I got while reading
🥰 Romance - based on how well I got invested in the love story aspect
🌶️ Spice - based on how the sex scenes were portrayed and written as well as the number of sex scenes
🔎 Mystery - based on how well it kept me guessing who, how and why
😰 Scared🫣/Anxious😱 - based on how scared or anxious the book made me while reading
🎭 Comedy😂/Tragedy😭
-based on if I laughed or if there was a tragic event and how it affected me. I will mark the Masks with either a C or T to indicate Comedy or Tragedy
👻 Spooky😵💫/Creepy🧟♀️ -based on if this had any occult or paranormal themes and if those elements creeped me out or gave me anxiety!
🔬 Sci-Fi -based on the Science Fiction in the book as well as the Dystopian elements.
3/5 ❤️🩹
2/5 🥰
1/5 🌶️
2/5 🔎
3/5 😰😱
0/5 🎭😂
3/5 🎭😭
0/5 👻
0/5 🔬
⚠️⛔️TRIGGERS:⛔️⚠️
Murder
Death
Child Abuse
Physical Abuse
Domestic Abuse
Gaslighting
Violence
Blood
Injury/Injury Detail
🗯️💬BOOK BLURB:💬🗯️
Ridley Jones is on a mission to find a ghost from her past . . . a very deadly ghost.
In Beautiful Lies, Ridley Jones stepped off a street corner and into an abyss of violence, deception, and fear. She is being a lot more careful about where she steps and trying to get on with her life when another seemingly mundane act--picking up a few envelopes of prints at a photo lab--puts her at the nexus of a global network of crime. A shadowy figure of a man appears in almost every picture she's taken in the last year, lurking just far enough away to make identification impossible. Everyone from the federal government to the criminal underworld wants to know who the man is, but the only thing Ridley knows for sure is that she has to get to the truth about herself and her past if she's ever going to find her way home.
🌎📖OVERALL REVIEWS📖🌎
Courtesy of Storygraph
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
SUMMARY OF 233 REVIEWS
Moods
mysterious 100%
adventurous 60%
dark 60%
tense 60%
sad 20%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 40%
medium 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%
Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%
Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%
Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%
Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 100%
Average rating
3.42 ⭐️
🤔🧐🤯MY THOUGHTS:🤯🧐🤔
This was an interesting read to say the least. I feel bad for Ridley. She is hit with so many truths in this book. Everything from her parentage to the truth about her lover(s). She goes through a wringer and I’m not sure how she’s not falling apart.
This book was slightly better from previous reads by this author but I’m still undecided about whether to give up on her or not. I’m going to read the book mentioned in the blurb, Beautiful Lies, and see how that one goes. Although it probably should’ve been read before this book. 🤷🏻♀️
RATING KEY:
🌟 Stars - based on the overall plot and theme or idea of the book
❤️🩹 Emotions - based on how emotional I got while reading
🥰 Romance - based on how well I got invested in the love story aspect
🌶️ Spice - based on how the sex scenes were portrayed and written as well as the number of sex scenes
🔎 Mystery - based on how well it kept me guessing who, how and why
😰 Scared🫣/Anxious😱 - based on how scared or anxious the book made me while reading
🎭 Comedy😂/Tragedy😭
-based on if I laughed or if there was a tragic event and how it affected me. I will mark the Masks with either a C or T to indicate Comedy or Tragedy
👻 Spooky😵💫/Creepy🧟♀️ -based on if this had any occult or paranormal themes and if those elements creeped me out or gave me anxiety!
🔬 Sci-Fi -based on the Science Fiction in the book as well as the Dystopian elements.
October 5, 2017
***Major plot spoilers for both Beautiful Lies and Sliver of Truth***
When I closed the book on Ridley, I thought we were done. I knew that at the end of Beautiful Lies there were a lot of unanswered questions, that justice was not served and that a lie from Jake had been left to stand. But, I figured: that’s life. It’s not always fair and we don’t always get what we want, or even what we need. What was important to me was that Ridley was on her way forward, that she had lived to fight another day. Sometimes that’s all we get.
But then I started hearing her voice again. And the questions of her life kept nagging at me, as I know they were nagging at her … and at my readers, too, as evidenced by a slew of international email. So I started writing Sliver of Truth.
Sliver felt so different from Beautiful Lies. Ridley was darker, suffering from the depression that was inevitable after all that she’d endured. At the beginning of the book, her relationship with Jake is already faltering. And the question of her father, of her biology looms large in her mind. She’d always thought of herself as Ben’s daughter, the daughter of a good and righteous man. But instead her biology links her to Max, a troubled man, as we come to find out in Sliver, a dangerous man. She is deep in thought about who she is. Is she a product of nurture? Or is there some dark gene dormant, a gene that comes from Max?
In Beautiful Lies, Jake tells Ridley a lie and she believes him (though many of my clever readers did not!). In Sliver, the question of Jake-who is he, where did he come from, what have been his motivations-is addressed, though maybe not totally answered. And then there’s the arrival of a new character, Dylan Grace, who’s goal, it seems, is to destroy what little Ridley has left to hold onto.
Sliver is more international in scope. In Beautiful Lies, Ridley’s story takes place in her beloved New York City, and the fictional area in New Jersey where she grew up. But Sliver takes her from her comfort zone. She chases answers from New York to London. And it is in England where Ridley learns the terrible truth about Max. Or does she? As the title implies, we only see a sliver of the people we know. The worst among us sometimes act with virtue. The best sometimes make horrible choices. There are no villains in life, and so, there are no true villains in my fiction. Just people, flawed, wonderful, disappointing and heroic-sometimes all of those things.
Just as there was no easy way to end Beautiful Lies, there was no easy end for Sliver of Truth. Maybe it’s because Ridley has more to say later; or maybe it is because her story ends for us in the middle of her life. One day we’re with her, the next day we’re not. Like someone we meet for an evening, who tells us her story, and whom we wonder if we’ll see again.
The truth is that I just don’t know what’s next for Ridley, or when I’ll start hearing her voice again. But I will tell you that in Sliver of Truth Ridley answers some important questions for herself. And at the end of the novel, she is stronger, more empowered than she was at its beginning. And that’s something. That’s a lot.
But stay tuned. Because I was sure I’d end Ridley’s story with Beautiful Lies. If Ridley has taught me one thing, it’s this: Never say never.
When I closed the book on Ridley, I thought we were done. I knew that at the end of Beautiful Lies there were a lot of unanswered questions, that justice was not served and that a lie from Jake had been left to stand. But, I figured: that’s life. It’s not always fair and we don’t always get what we want, or even what we need. What was important to me was that Ridley was on her way forward, that she had lived to fight another day. Sometimes that’s all we get.
But then I started hearing her voice again. And the questions of her life kept nagging at me, as I know they were nagging at her … and at my readers, too, as evidenced by a slew of international email. So I started writing Sliver of Truth.
Sliver felt so different from Beautiful Lies. Ridley was darker, suffering from the depression that was inevitable after all that she’d endured. At the beginning of the book, her relationship with Jake is already faltering. And the question of her father, of her biology looms large in her mind. She’d always thought of herself as Ben’s daughter, the daughter of a good and righteous man. But instead her biology links her to Max, a troubled man, as we come to find out in Sliver, a dangerous man. She is deep in thought about who she is. Is she a product of nurture? Or is there some dark gene dormant, a gene that comes from Max?
In Beautiful Lies, Jake tells Ridley a lie and she believes him (though many of my clever readers did not!). In Sliver, the question of Jake-who is he, where did he come from, what have been his motivations-is addressed, though maybe not totally answered. And then there’s the arrival of a new character, Dylan Grace, who’s goal, it seems, is to destroy what little Ridley has left to hold onto.
Sliver is more international in scope. In Beautiful Lies, Ridley’s story takes place in her beloved New York City, and the fictional area in New Jersey where she grew up. But Sliver takes her from her comfort zone. She chases answers from New York to London. And it is in England where Ridley learns the terrible truth about Max. Or does she? As the title implies, we only see a sliver of the people we know. The worst among us sometimes act with virtue. The best sometimes make horrible choices. There are no villains in life, and so, there are no true villains in my fiction. Just people, flawed, wonderful, disappointing and heroic-sometimes all of those things.
Just as there was no easy way to end Beautiful Lies, there was no easy end for Sliver of Truth. Maybe it’s because Ridley has more to say later; or maybe it is because her story ends for us in the middle of her life. One day we’re with her, the next day we’re not. Like someone we meet for an evening, who tells us her story, and whom we wonder if we’ll see again.
The truth is that I just don’t know what’s next for Ridley, or when I’ll start hearing her voice again. But I will tell you that in Sliver of Truth Ridley answers some important questions for herself. And at the end of the novel, she is stronger, more empowered than she was at its beginning. And that’s something. That’s a lot.
But stay tuned. Because I was sure I’d end Ridley’s story with Beautiful Lies. If Ridley has taught me one thing, it’s this: Never say never.
December 23, 2014
Lisa Unger’s writing style is so accessible, the words simply flow off the page. Her heroine, Ridley Jones, narrates her story in such an intimate way, she seems to be speaking to me personally.
I had galloped through the previous instalment of Ridley’s adventures, Beautiful Lies, in record time, as it was such a page-turner. To my dismay, I found I was reading this volume so fast that I was not absorbing details which might be important to the mystery. At the halfway mark I had to put the book down, take a breather, then re-read some of the key episodes again. Even so, I finished Sliver of Truth in just over one day.
Although Unger makes a decent job of recapping the earlier volume in Sliver of Truth, it would definitely benefit readers to begin with Beautiful Lies to get the full meaning of the foundation story. In brief, Ridley Jones, a Manhattan-based freelance writer, discovers that she is adopted in what were unusual circumstances brought about by her beloved uncle, the late Max Smiley. A random act in the street outside her apartment triggers a chain of events which uncovers the details of the adoption, and brings her into contact with shadowy characters driven by personal demons or professional ambition. One of those is handsome, sexy Jake Jacobsen, who becomes her live-in boyfriend.
Having learned the identity of her biological parents by the end of Beautiful Lies, Ridley now finds herself plunged into high drama and derring-do, as certain individuals and the secret services try to determine whether Max is really dead or alive. Cynically, they stalk the naive Ridley, to see if he will emerge from the shadows out of love for his niece, if he still exists. Meantime, Ridley is compelled to conduct her own search for the true meaning of the uncle that she loved so greatly. Indeed Ridley's inquiring mind and need to find answers is key to the quality of this novel. Running counter to the dramatic, fast paced action, are philosophical passages in which Ridley contemplates the nature of truth and lies, Nature versus Nurture, and family relationships. These add an extra dimension to the story.
To me, the first book was more of a suspense/mystery kind of novel, whereas Sliver of Truth is a full-blooded thriller. The author sets a cracking pace, with the rapid escalation of shocks and violence, and with the body count rising rapidly. As I paused mid-book, I wondered if Lisa Unger was channelling the spirit of the late Robert Ludlam! But Ridley is no Jason Bourne, rather she is a pleasant, conventional young woman who is catapulted into a mirky world she could never have dreamt of. She is used and abused by many of the sinister characters she encounters on her quest to find out the truth about her heritage. I hugely enjoyed going along for the ride.
I had galloped through the previous instalment of Ridley’s adventures, Beautiful Lies, in record time, as it was such a page-turner. To my dismay, I found I was reading this volume so fast that I was not absorbing details which might be important to the mystery. At the halfway mark I had to put the book down, take a breather, then re-read some of the key episodes again. Even so, I finished Sliver of Truth in just over one day.
Although Unger makes a decent job of recapping the earlier volume in Sliver of Truth, it would definitely benefit readers to begin with Beautiful Lies to get the full meaning of the foundation story. In brief, Ridley Jones, a Manhattan-based freelance writer, discovers that she is adopted in what were unusual circumstances brought about by her beloved uncle, the late Max Smiley. A random act in the street outside her apartment triggers a chain of events which uncovers the details of the adoption, and brings her into contact with shadowy characters driven by personal demons or professional ambition. One of those is handsome, sexy Jake Jacobsen, who becomes her live-in boyfriend.
Having learned the identity of her biological parents by the end of Beautiful Lies, Ridley now finds herself plunged into high drama and derring-do, as certain individuals and the secret services try to determine whether Max is really dead or alive. Cynically, they stalk the naive Ridley, to see if he will emerge from the shadows out of love for his niece, if he still exists. Meantime, Ridley is compelled to conduct her own search for the true meaning of the uncle that she loved so greatly. Indeed Ridley's inquiring mind and need to find answers is key to the quality of this novel. Running counter to the dramatic, fast paced action, are philosophical passages in which Ridley contemplates the nature of truth and lies, Nature versus Nurture, and family relationships. These add an extra dimension to the story.
To me, the first book was more of a suspense/mystery kind of novel, whereas Sliver of Truth is a full-blooded thriller. The author sets a cracking pace, with the rapid escalation of shocks and violence, and with the body count rising rapidly. As I paused mid-book, I wondered if Lisa Unger was channelling the spirit of the late Robert Ludlam! But Ridley is no Jason Bourne, rather she is a pleasant, conventional young woman who is catapulted into a mirky world she could never have dreamt of. She is used and abused by many of the sinister characters she encounters on her quest to find out the truth about her heritage. I hugely enjoyed going along for the ride.
May 9, 2021
I recently re-read Lisa Unger's Beautiful Lies (Ridley Jones #1), so I felt compelled to re-read Sliver of Truth (Ridley Jones #2). This one was more of a thriller than the first one, and at times I was a bit confused, but I still found it to be truly entertaining and addictive. I love the author's writing style, and how she incorporates thought-provoking concepts into her stories of suspense-in this case, nature vs. nurture, issues of family and trust, and how even the smallest choices we make can have a big impact on our lives. I have been a huge Lisa Unger fan for many years, and would highly recommend any of her books!
February 14, 2022
This would have been a four-star read except the ending went on too long and UGH. It kinda got torturous. For me as well as Ridley and Dylan.
Otherwise, it was a fun read, a turn-off-your-brain-and-go-along-for-the-ride read. Not having read Beautiful Lies wasn't an issue and honestly, I don't think I'll go back and read it now, either. I'm pretty satisfied I know how it'll all turn out and what it's got to say. Which is both good -- you want someone to be able to drop into a series (or, in this case, duology) and figure things out. But it's also bad, in that generally, you do want your readers to want to know what they missed.
Otherwise, it was a fun read, a turn-off-your-brain-and-go-along-for-the-ride read. Not having read Beautiful Lies wasn't an issue and honestly, I don't think I'll go back and read it now, either. I'm pretty satisfied I know how it'll all turn out and what it's got to say. Which is both good -- you want someone to be able to drop into a series (or, in this case, duology) and figure things out. But it's also bad, in that generally, you do want your readers to want to know what they missed.
March 15, 2020
Really enjoyed this book. Great writing, interesting characters, twisty story.
January 19, 2010
This, along with its sequel Sliver of Truth, are thrillers by Lisa Unger.
Beautiful Lies is a halfway decent story, and I admit I got caught up in it while reading. However, I suspect if I hadn't I would have found a number of inconsistencies in the plot. Sliver of Truth I enjoyed considerably less. For one, the speaker spends a considerable amount of time addressing the reader directly. For two, the speaker offers up a lot of background information that is completely irrelevant to plot, characterization, or much of anything. And third, the author has an annoying tendency to jump around in the timeline of the story. I try to avoided anything that could possibly be construed as a spoiler in this blog, but since these things very much annoyed me, I am compelled to share what I consider to be a fairly harmless example. At the end of one chapter, we find the speaker finishing up an argument with her boyfriend in New York City. The start of the next chapter finds the speaker in Detroit, whereupon she provides a paragraph explaining why she is a bad driver, something completely irrelevant. A few paragraphs later, she writes to the reader (paraphrasing) "I bet you wonder how I got here." At this point, she begins to elaborate everything that happened between the end of the last chapter and the start of the current one, finally finishing up with where she currently is...again.
I suspect Beautiful Lies is a case of an amateur writer stumbling across a decent story in much the same way a chimpanzee, if put in front of a typewriter, will eventually quote Shakespeare. It is the sort of writing that is suitable for passing a few hours in an airport. However, I would not make a habit of reading books by this author.
Beautiful Lies is a halfway decent story, and I admit I got caught up in it while reading. However, I suspect if I hadn't I would have found a number of inconsistencies in the plot. Sliver of Truth I enjoyed considerably less. For one, the speaker spends a considerable amount of time addressing the reader directly. For two, the speaker offers up a lot of background information that is completely irrelevant to plot, characterization, or much of anything. And third, the author has an annoying tendency to jump around in the timeline of the story. I try to avoided anything that could possibly be construed as a spoiler in this blog, but since these things very much annoyed me, I am compelled to share what I consider to be a fairly harmless example. At the end of one chapter, we find the speaker finishing up an argument with her boyfriend in New York City. The start of the next chapter finds the speaker in Detroit, whereupon she provides a paragraph explaining why she is a bad driver, something completely irrelevant. A few paragraphs later, she writes to the reader (paraphrasing) "I bet you wonder how I got here." At this point, she begins to elaborate everything that happened between the end of the last chapter and the start of the current one, finally finishing up with where she currently is...again.
I suspect Beautiful Lies is a case of an amateur writer stumbling across a decent story in much the same way a chimpanzee, if put in front of a typewriter, will eventually quote Shakespeare. It is the sort of writing that is suitable for passing a few hours in an airport. However, I would not make a habit of reading books by this author.
May 8, 2008
Ridley Jones is drawn back into her family drama when the FBI approaches her with evidence that her criminal Uncle Max is still alive and is following her. She is drawn into what appears to be a legitimate attempt to snare her Uncle and discover his secrets, but ends up being shot and abducted to England.
Not at all believable, with ridiculous plot twists. Not recommended.
Not at all believable, with ridiculous plot twists. Not recommended.
February 5, 2010
Yuck - apparently a sequel, since she frequently refers to the first book. That is really irritating. In addition, this female protagonist is stupid, so I don't really care what happens to her, except, of course, she survives without a scratch...
February 5, 2017
In this 2007 book, writer Ridley Jones picks up some pictures she had taken over the last few months and she is met by a couple of FBI agents. In several of the pictures, she sees a shadowy figure who the FBI obviously feels is her Uncle Max, although "Uncle" Max is her true biological father. Only problem is that Max is dead. Ridley saw his body after a car wreck and she spread his ashes. The FBI thinks Max will come after the one person he loves.
No one is who they seem to be in this book. I've read two later books by Lisa Unger before, both of which I thought rated 5 stars. This one, not so much. This book is the second in a series so maybe I just don't engage with this series. I have challenged myself to read more books by Unger so I can figure out if I think her books have gotten better as her writing progresses.
No one is who they seem to be in this book. I've read two later books by Lisa Unger before, both of which I thought rated 5 stars. This one, not so much. This book is the second in a series so maybe I just don't engage with this series. I have challenged myself to read more books by Unger so I can figure out if I think her books have gotten better as her writing progresses.
August 27, 2008
I picked this up at the same time as Beautiful Lies, not realizing that it was a sequel. So when I opened up to the first page and realized that it was, I was pleasantly surprised. There was a bit too much overlap in the beginning to get a new reader spun up on things. You really needed to read the first book to fully understand the second, so her back tracking, and at one point blantantly repeating word for word a few pages of the first book, was annoying. But it ended quickly and this second book had me just as hooked as the first. Again, enough twists and turns (and a little less sex) to keep you intrigued without going overboard.
August 7, 2016
Excellent novel! Compact but with lots of surprising twists.
July 23, 2020
Where do I start.
Ridley Jones can't stop pursuing her fake and new life, even if it gets everyone she knows killed, or herself killed for that matter.
So.... The author has basically written two novels about the exact same thing. She even goes so far to repeat large sections of the first book into the second book, verbatim. Not kidding.
She constantly switches from past tense to present tense. Who is her editor???
At one point I actually hoped Jake was finally killed off so she'd stop wondering what happened to that lying sack of shit who only seemed to have sexual redeeming qualities. Hey, at least he had that going for him.
Why does every man in these two books keep placing their hands on her shoulders?? Why? Is Unger obsessed with shoulders? They slump, they sag, they get squared, and every fucking male places his hands on them. Annoying to say the least.
She can't hear Max and Ben yelling at each other through the study door, but she can hear Ben weeping through it. Go figure.
And in a huge city, how can Ridley cut off and dye her hair, elude the masses, but not Jake? How did he find her??? Hysterical.
It's so cute how the author tries to get philosophical and moral with things, like she can teach us something. It's honestly adorable.
To conclude, every time I thought about continuing to read this book, I felt dread. It was so boring. It dragged out. It repeated itself repeatedly, haha! But I had no sympathy for Ridley. I didn't care if she found Max or got killed in the process.
I decided to skip to the end, and it didn't even matter. I just didn't care. So glad to be done with this. Can't wait to return it to the library. On to the next book!
Ridley Jones can't stop pursuing her fake and new life, even if it gets everyone she knows killed, or herself killed for that matter.
So.... The author has basically written two novels about the exact same thing. She even goes so far to repeat large sections of the first book into the second book, verbatim. Not kidding.
She constantly switches from past tense to present tense. Who is her editor???
At one point I actually hoped Jake was finally killed off so she'd stop wondering what happened to that lying sack of shit who only seemed to have sexual redeeming qualities. Hey, at least he had that going for him.
Why does every man in these two books keep placing their hands on her shoulders?? Why? Is Unger obsessed with shoulders? They slump, they sag, they get squared, and every fucking male places his hands on them. Annoying to say the least.
She can't hear Max and Ben yelling at each other through the study door, but she can hear Ben weeping through it. Go figure.
And in a huge city, how can Ridley cut off and dye her hair, elude the masses, but not Jake? How did he find her??? Hysterical.
It's so cute how the author tries to get philosophical and moral with things, like she can teach us something. It's honestly adorable.
To conclude, every time I thought about continuing to read this book, I felt dread. It was so boring. It dragged out. It repeated itself repeatedly, haha! But I had no sympathy for Ridley. I didn't care if she found Max or got killed in the process.
I decided to skip to the end, and it didn't even matter. I just didn't care. So glad to be done with this. Can't wait to return it to the library. On to the next book!
July 5, 2023
3.5 The narrator for this audiobook, Jemma Lamia, was very good. Much of this book was introspective; Ridley reflecting on her feelings, Max, Jake, her father, mother, Dylan etc. I prefer more action and Lisa usually delivers but not this time. Worth reading but my least favorite of her books I have read so far.
August 5, 2019
An okay thrill ride that never really got me excited and that won't be memorable with the amount of books that I read. There are elements of the story that kept my attention but overall I just wasn't invested. I enjoy Lisa Ungers writing it just wasn't anything I haven't read before.
January 20, 2011
Currently listening to audio. Turns out to be a sequel to Beautiful Lies. Ridley is moaning on and on about her Uncle Max again. She talks to the reader (as she did in Beautiful Lies), and refers to the former book, "you may remember...." Ridley is an annoying character - don't really like her much, but the story is intriguing so I'll keep listening.
Still listening - OMG! Can this speaker let one thought go unspoken? Now she is telling me the reader how to think about her! I'd pull the plug, but the mystery is compelling enough to continue. I wish the speaker would shut the &*%# up. She acts as if the reader actually finds her fascinating and really cares about her every thought. This is like reading a mystery book written via Twitter!
Rode it out until the end – 100 hours of my life that I won’t get back. Ridley is utterly unlikeable. Her character narrates the book and she obsesses over every little thing, tells the reader what to think, then condescends to the reader because the reader may not be thinking what Ridley wants the reader to think. Ridley goes on and on and on and on about Maaaxxxx, her blood father. “I won’t know who I am until I know Maaaxxxx” and crap like that are the oft-repeated mantras. She does not give a flip about her birth mother at all, which is strange. Characters all around her drop dead because of Maaaaxxxx; I was pleading for Ridley to be amongst the deceased by the end of the book so the author would not be tempted to write about her again. The really bad news is that there will likely be yet another sequel, if there isn’t already.
Still listening - OMG! Can this speaker let one thought go unspoken? Now she is telling me the reader how to think about her! I'd pull the plug, but the mystery is compelling enough to continue. I wish the speaker would shut the &*%# up. She acts as if the reader actually finds her fascinating and really cares about her every thought. This is like reading a mystery book written via Twitter!
Rode it out until the end – 100 hours of my life that I won’t get back. Ridley is utterly unlikeable. Her character narrates the book and she obsesses over every little thing, tells the reader what to think, then condescends to the reader because the reader may not be thinking what Ridley wants the reader to think. Ridley goes on and on and on and on about Maaaxxxx, her blood father. “I won’t know who I am until I know Maaaxxxx” and crap like that are the oft-repeated mantras. She does not give a flip about her birth mother at all, which is strange. Characters all around her drop dead because of Maaaaxxxx; I was pleading for Ridley to be amongst the deceased by the end of the book so the author would not be tempted to write about her again. The really bad news is that there will likely be yet another sequel, if there isn’t already.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 21, 2017
The second Ridley Jones series book from author Lisa Unger, "Sliver Of Truth", pales somewhat significantly from the first outing in this series. A whopping 426 pages, (paperback), this yarn gets lost into itself several times. Long passages and chapters that do nothing to move the plot along really bog this "Thriller" down frequently. This one opens up not long after the first book had left off. ("Beautiful Lies"), Ridley seems lost now that her favorite Uncle Max is dead. Interacting with several characters that time after time let Ridley down is the main reason she cannot put her life back together again. Ridley is torn between several of the supporting characters as to who to believe and who to run from. I was disappointed that a Lisa Unger book was a chore to get through. Although I was tempted to just skip to the ending in order to finish it off I was pleased I didn't. It didn't end the way I expected. To a degree this one a somewhat enjoyable read beyond the length I don't see a third Ridley Jones book anywhere in my future. I'm giving "Sliver Of Truth" three stars out of a possible five stars. I'm being generous since it should be only 2.75 stars. Even though author Lisa Unger is a very good story teller leave this dud on the shelf. She's got too many more really good reads to enjoy without spending time with "Sliver Of Truth". So beware.
December 20, 2009
so, apparently i can't type reviews anymore because fiona sees me do it, comes over, hits a few keys on ole blue, and bam! review gone.
sigh.
in this sequel to "beautiful lies" once more ridley suffers the slings and arrows of seriously outrageous fortune. her relationship with the sexy but moody jake is on the fritz (clearly, she did not heed keanu's warning from the film "speed" that relationships started under intense situations don't exactly scream longevity), she is still incredibly obtuse, and it seems that good old homicidal uncle max is alive, kickin', and most likely stalking her.
awesome.
but, hey, at least her passport's current.
i honestly don't know what was more ridiculous: the notion that the first novel required some kind of sequel to tie up "loose ends" or that i read this one too.
probably the latter.
sigh.
in this sequel to "beautiful lies" once more ridley suffers the slings and arrows of seriously outrageous fortune. her relationship with the sexy but moody jake is on the fritz (clearly, she did not heed keanu's warning from the film "speed" that relationships started under intense situations don't exactly scream longevity), she is still incredibly obtuse, and it seems that good old homicidal uncle max is alive, kickin', and most likely stalking her.
awesome.
but, hey, at least her passport's current.
i honestly don't know what was more ridiculous: the notion that the first novel required some kind of sequel to tie up "loose ends" or that i read this one too.
probably the latter.
September 25, 2013
As a sequel to Beautiful Lies this was a huge disappointment. Jake and Ridley are struggling in their relationship. Jake can't let go of the injustice of Project Rescue, whereas Ridley just wants to move on. Then new information comes to light regarding Max, Ridley's kindly uncle who is actually her biological father and suddenly everyone around Ridley begins to die once more.
Sorry but this read like a whole different book. Where book one was a taut thriller that kept me turning the pages this one had me rolling my eyes. Ridley made one stupid move after another and what happened with her and Jake was just dumb. Totally disappointed. I've read other of Ms. Ungers books and will continue to read her but this was a low point.
Sorry but this read like a whole different book. Where book one was a taut thriller that kept me turning the pages this one had me rolling my eyes. Ridley made one stupid move after another and what happened with her and Jake was just dumb. Totally disappointed. I've read other of Ms. Ungers books and will continue to read her but this was a low point.
October 24, 2020
I struggled with this- some narrators just don’t fit with you. The story is a continuation of a previous book which I thought had ended. I’d assumed this was a different story with the same character.
November 18, 2017
Никогда не видела, чтобы героиня столько рыдала. Больше мне сказать об этом произведении нечего.
May 28, 2021
Halve waarheden van Lisa Unger uitgelezen. Dit boek is het tweede boek met Ridley Jones, dus in het begin wat verwarrend (hoewel het in het verhaal uitgelegd wordt). Verder leest het als een trein en tot het einde spannend. Zou er nog een derde boek over deze hoofdfiguur zijn/komen? 🤔
December 30, 2021
Oh man, I just can’t with these books.
I loved her recent short stories with Amazon so decided to go back and read her other work.
Confessions on the 745 was pretty good, a good story if a bit too intense, but this one and it’s prequel, oh man.
I don’t like to say bad things about books, and she’s def a talented writer and has good story ideas. But, I would advise people not to read the Ridley Jones books. The protagonist is just absolutely unbelievably impossibly bad. And the story has a million twists and turns that just make it way too complicated.
I don’t know if I’ll read her other books, I’m a bit turned off. However these 2 seem to be some of her early works, so perhaps her newer characters are more believable.
I loved her recent short stories with Amazon so decided to go back and read her other work.
Confessions on the 745 was pretty good, a good story if a bit too intense, but this one and it’s prequel, oh man.
I don’t like to say bad things about books, and she’s def a talented writer and has good story ideas. But, I would advise people not to read the Ridley Jones books. The protagonist is just absolutely unbelievably impossibly bad. And the story has a million twists and turns that just make it way too complicated.
I don’t know if I’ll read her other books, I’m a bit turned off. However these 2 seem to be some of her early works, so perhaps her newer characters are more believable.
January 3, 2016
First book of 2016 finished! I had not heard of this author before, but I got this through my book club and was in the mood for a quick thriller. I don't normally like the read series out of order, but sometimes will just to try an author out and decide after whether to go back and fill in the gaps. In this case I wouldn't need to as there is SO much repetition of the previous book that I felt like I had actually read it. Ironically, I often complain with series that there's no recap, when it might've been a while between books - I find it a bit arrogant that the author expects you to re-read the last one to follow their plot - who has the time? - but this would've gotten very irritating if I had actually read Beautiful Lies. So Ridley Jones is a writer who discovered in Book 1 that her whole life has been a mirage, her family were involved in a complicated scheme to rescue babies from abusive families and sell them to rich adopters, that her Uncle Max, who is actually her father, was behind it all, and her boyfriend was a killer.
Here she is contemplating leaving Jake, that she met during that adventure, and discovers that she has been under surveillance by people wanting to catch Max for a whole lot of crimes. People she contacts for information start being killed, and she doesn't know if she can trust Dylan, the FBI agent who keeps intercepting her. Now of course, as soon as he is describes as having vivid eyes and tousled hair, you KNOW he will become the new love interest, which means something has to change with Jake. I liked the pace of the action and the story-telling although could've done without all the foreshadowing and chatty asides. What was annoying the way she repeatedly puts herself in danger for no good reason, and never seems to learn from her mistakes, even when she's full of regret every time she gets into trouble and has to be rescued by a man. The plot was fairly ridiculous in a Jason Bourne kind of way, but it was an enjoyable enough read and I will give this author another go in due course.
Here she is contemplating leaving Jake, that she met during that adventure, and discovers that she has been under surveillance by people wanting to catch Max for a whole lot of crimes. People she contacts for information start being killed, and she doesn't know if she can trust Dylan, the FBI agent who keeps intercepting her. Now of course, as soon as he is describes as having vivid eyes and tousled hair, you KNOW he will become the new love interest, which means something has to change with Jake. I liked the pace of the action and the story-telling although could've done without all the foreshadowing and chatty asides. What was annoying the way she repeatedly puts herself in danger for no good reason, and never seems to learn from her mistakes, even when she's full of regret every time she gets into trouble and has to be rescued by a man. The plot was fairly ridiculous in a Jason Bourne kind of way, but it was an enjoyable enough read and I will give this author another go in due course.
September 10, 2011
eThe most striking thing about this is the very conversational style of writing. It is as if the main character and first person narrator is sitting with you in your living room and telling you all about what happened to her. This can be very engaging, but can also be a little bit jarring, particularly when her asides take you out of the story and her endless analysis of her choices in a specific moment. Foreshadowing is also a little heavy-handed as well as frequent. ("If I had known what was going to happen, I might not have done what I did next.")
That being said, everything else about this book was just fabulous. The plot twists, secrets and revlations were riveting, and heart-pounding. The main theme of whether (and how much) who a person is is influenced by who her parents are was quite philosophical and pulled the book together, lifted it slightly above your average mystery/thriller.
As this is the sequel to "Beautiful Lies" in which Ridley finds out that her parents are not her parents and that she is actually the biological child of her "Uncle" Max and a woman who was murdered when Ridley was little, as well as the fact that Max was an associate of organized crime, I would really recommend one read that first. I hadn't read it in a while, and my memory was refreshed quite expertly, without a lot of boring exposition, but I don't know that one would be able to follow along well if they hadn't read it at all.
Go get the pair of them and read them now. Thanks.
That being said, everything else about this book was just fabulous. The plot twists, secrets and revlations were riveting, and heart-pounding. The main theme of whether (and how much) who a person is is influenced by who her parents are was quite philosophical and pulled the book together, lifted it slightly above your average mystery/thriller.
As this is the sequel to "Beautiful Lies" in which Ridley finds out that her parents are not her parents and that she is actually the biological child of her "Uncle" Max and a woman who was murdered when Ridley was little, as well as the fact that Max was an associate of organized crime, I would really recommend one read that first. I hadn't read it in a while, and my memory was refreshed quite expertly, without a lot of boring exposition, but I don't know that one would be able to follow along well if they hadn't read it at all.
Go get the pair of them and read them now. Thanks.
June 19, 2014
This is the second book about Ridley Jones, it is a continuation of the Beautiful Lies and while I enjoyed it, I am pretty much done with Ridley Jones. All the way through this novel we get a rehash of the first novel, she repeats herself constantly. We learn her dislike for cell phones and why she is a terrible driver, both facts that were covered in the first novel and didn’t really need to be re-explored here. She also jumps forward in time and and then explains her actions and conversations in a memory tense.
There were some things that were downright implausible, she does some rather stupid things, apparently she didn’t learn anything from the first book, and despite saying she loved New York, she had some rather unfavorable and untrue things to say about it.
As in the first book, she is carrying on with her life and suddenly everything turns upside down. She ends up being chased by bad guys and good guys, can’t trust anyone and falls in love/lust with a new guy, the same way she fell in love/lust with the last guy and that relationship went south. At the end of the book, she doesn’t know who to trust but ends up free and with the guy and although the ending leaves room for another book (please God no), if there is I won’t be reading it, I can’t see this series coming up with anything new.
There were some things that were downright implausible, she does some rather stupid things, apparently she didn’t learn anything from the first book, and despite saying she loved New York, she had some rather unfavorable and untrue things to say about it.
As in the first book, she is carrying on with her life and suddenly everything turns upside down. She ends up being chased by bad guys and good guys, can’t trust anyone and falls in love/lust with a new guy, the same way she fell in love/lust with the last guy and that relationship went south. At the end of the book, she doesn’t know who to trust but ends up free and with the guy and although the ending leaves room for another book (please God no), if there is I won’t be reading it, I can’t see this series coming up with anything new.
July 17, 2015
Well it's no wonder I was confused. There is absolutely no indication anywhere on this book that this is a sequel to Beautiful Lies which I hadn't read. But once I started it, I was invested and since I don't have Beautiful Lies, I figured what the heck. I found it decidedly strange that the protagonist, Ridley Jones makes comments directly to the reader. For me it was informative (since I hadn't read the first book) but it was still a really weird feeling. In the beginning I liked Ridley but she quickly became one of those TSTL heroines who make you scream with their stupidity. She blindly follows clues which are obvious traps and hangs on whichever man happens to be with her at any given moment. I just couldn't understand these actions and the sex scenes were impromptu and bizarre.
I kept reading because, like everyone else, I wanted to know who the real Max Smiley was. I enjoyed the chase from New York to London but thought the actions of the CIA were unrealistic. All in all not a bad mystery but I could have done with a less trusting heroine.
I kept reading because, like everyone else, I wanted to know who the real Max Smiley was. I enjoyed the chase from New York to London but thought the actions of the CIA were unrealistic. All in all not a bad mystery but I could have done with a less trusting heroine.
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