The Rage of the Vulture, (Paperback)

from vguy

Graham Greeneland sans Catholicism plus history. The exotic setting (E Said would not be pleased); the hint of a whodunnit; the spies: the morally mixed-up central character; the sexual tribulations; the guilt. Some good passages, both description and action, but in the end the hero doesnt quite ...

from SeriousGrace

As an aside, I am always daunted by books with lists of characters. It's as if the author is warning the reader, "I have included so many people you won't be able to keep up." One character I could not wrap my empathy around was Captain Robert Markham. He's not very lovable as the main protagonis...