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#1 Double-0 Six

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 11:34 AM

FACE BLIND by Raymond Benson
Reviewed by Double-0 Six

* Some spoilers! You have been warned! *

Let me say first that I read this book because I'm fan of the Raymond Benson Bond novels, not because I tend to read suspense novels in general. I think it's important to split the two genres, primarily because I can't compare it to other similar novels in the same genre, and secondly because

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:00 PM

Nice review Double-O-Six. I'm still going to get this book I think because it's the sort of novel I enjoy. I've read many of Jeffrey Deaver's books which are thouroughly enjoyable and this seems to be of a similar nature.

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Posted 12 January 2004 - 01:15 PM

I'm sure you will enjoy the book, Tanger, as many people would. But for me I just felt that there were too many "little things" that detracted from the overall quality.

Has anybody else read the book yet? I'd love to read other people's reviews and opinions.

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Posted 12 January 2004 - 09:59 PM

I skipped over some parts, toavoid things I didn't want to know, (spoilers), but great review! I have been looking to get this one, I may just buy it off the Internet, since I can't find it in stores yet.