I enjoy reading David Ignatius' columns for the Washington Post, so when I spotted this in a used book store last summer in Maine thought it was worth checking out. Set in 2007, it involves a CIA officer, wounded in Iraq and serving in Jordan, who comes up with a way to lure out an Al Qaida mastermind who is responsible for several car bombings in Europe. Along the way he has marital and romance complications, and seriously doubts some of what he is doing. It was exciting and I enjoyed some of the plot twists. Good escapist fare although I wondered a bit how much is realistic about what the CIA is up to in this day of NSA revelations. The story was pretty good, and I especially liked the w expected twist at the end. One thing I thought was a liability of the book was how the author would develop one particular aspect of the plot, which seemed to be important, only to find that it played a two paragraph role in the later parts of the book. It seemed like a waste and lessened the appeal of the book because some of the lesser aspects of the plot were advanced without the degree of development that the author could have achieved. It made it more difficult to invest intellectually and emotionally in the story as you went along because plot development was inconsistent.
What do You think about Corpo De Mentiras (2007)?
Destined to be a spy novel classic. You should also read Ignatius' 'Bloodmoney.'
—krissy
Just go see the movie. If you already saw the movie you will be disappointed.
—Margaret
Another good Ignatius read--perhaps his best....
—ahahahchewy
