The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Unlikely Spy
Book Review: Simply excellent; fun to read
Summary: 5 Stars
As the description eludes to, Silva intoduces quite a few characters early in the book, which has a tendency to make me nervous, thinking I'll need to remember everyone as the story progresses. This is true to an extent but Silva makes it easy and the book gets better and better with every page, culminating in an intense and exciting race through the english countryside; the germain spies trying to flee MI5 to catch a ride on a submarine back to Germany. Excellent.Book Review: The American Frederick Forsyth
Summary: 5 Stars
Having more narrative twists than a Cedar Point roller coaster (in Sandusky, Ohio), this wonderful espionage thriller in the vein of Frederick Forsyth's The Day of the Jackal, has firmly put me on the path of reading Daniel Silva.
I haven't been disappointed yet.
The ending of The Unlikely Spy is quite engaging, and the depiction of Prime Minister Churchill is quite unforgettable. Having him taking a tubby while sending an academic on to an important counter spy effort is really a wonderful scene.
And the character development is really extraordinary. I never thought I could almost cheer on a German spy on English soil during WWII while simultaneously hoping she were undone. How'd Mr. Silva accomplish that?
Book Review: The Unlikely Ending. All that equisite buildup, to a fatally flawed finale. Bother.
Summary: 3 Stars
Fun, suspensful, till...(Spoiler alert) Would a German Sub captain who knows a thirty-foot boat is full of English MI-5 just fire a shot across its bows? Worse--a 195 foot English Navy Corvette, armed with a 100mm gun, a two-pound pom pom gun, two 20mm guns, and depth charges--when one of these sub killers sees a German sub on the surface, would it not poke a hole or two in it, preventing the escape of a couple German spies? Would it really only shoot machine guns at the spies on their diapidated fishing boat, while allowing their escape route to escape? Silva, get a grip. Put out a corrected edition.Book Review: The Unlikely Spy
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say, this is probably the best mystery/espionage book I've read. The intricacies of the plot are numerous - but not difficult to follow. With more than one protagonist, it's almost a question as to who the unlikely spy really is. It also gives a superb sense of time and place in the descriptions of WWII London. I've read all of Silva's books and for my money, this is by far the best of his work, and much different from his later novels. If you like to read mysteries, I cannot recommend this one highly enough.
Book Review: The Unlikely Spy
Summary: 5 Stars
Great spy/mystery about the Normandy invasion. It hit all my hot buttons. Can't wait to try another of his. One of my top 20 favorite books