How come I never read a David Ignatius book before? I When you combine a well written intelligent book with a variety of international characters, and the plot involves Iran, nuclear bomb and spy agencies,you got everything you need for a great read. Only thing.I ran across about a dozen editing mistakes, but thats not the fault of the writer .I want to read more of his books.even though it is fiction, his experience writing and living in the mid east for The Post definitely plays into this. Interesting book about spies fighting to stop their enemies from developing into nuclear power.Only downside to the book is the conclusion - prime minister steps out and exposes the entire operation to the media, how they manage to thwart the efforts of their rival state by direct sabotage (even names service responsible) and then state that they will prevent any other nation from further interfering because enemy is now tamed (? I mean come on...) and this does not provoke no reaction from anyone in the world (!?! again, please ...)Imagine somebody from the government steps out and says that they sabotaged by direct attack their rivals, they disclose it to the world (so it is not just knowledge in the close community) and everybody says - Oh, they blew them ... now gimme that pepper.These are things conflicts are ignited about. I do not know what the author was thinking about but ending seems childish to say the least and seems like unnatural ending for the novel itself (considering other elements described in it).Good thriller but ending is deeply flawed.
What do You think about Jogo Duplo (2010)?
Probably my favorite David Ignatius, but Body of Lies is close behind.
—Roxy
