Remindful of The DaVinci Code and books of that sort, with secret societies, hidden treasures and secrets, etc. For me, The Book of Spies fell short.The premise was interesting, but not compelling. Pace was lethargic at times, and in a few places I felt more like I was getting a history lesson than reading a thriller. Characters were nothing special,just good, solid male and female protagonists and supporting cast.If you haven't read Dan Brown's books, it might be instructive to read this first, then Brown's books, and see how the two authors compare in that order. This book follows the hunt for Ivan the Terrible’s Library of Gold a convict Eva Blake whose husband was one of the leading experts on the library and Judd Ryder whose father was killed after warning a former CIA colleague about the library are on the hunt. The only book from the library in the public is the Book of Spies which they use as bait. When Eva sees her husband who she was convicted of killing in a car accident, at the show featuring the book and he tries to kill her, she realizes something is going on as they seek to find the Library and it’s mysterious benefactors. OK read
What do You think about The Library Of Gold (2007)?
Action packed to begin with but found it increasingly hard to believe and the ending was too pat...
—katiebug
very "Davinchi-Code-ish". Had me guessing, and was fast paced. I liked it!
—Ryan
