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    Spy Sinker

    By Len Deighton

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 30, 2010
    ISBN9780007395385
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    • 3/5
      Clears up a lot of things, but very sad.
    • 3/5
      As the third in a trilogy I expected this novel to follow conventions and wrap things up for us with some explanation thrown in. Convention wasn't something Deighton was interested in apparently and as a result I'm not quite satisfied with the conclusion. Particularly I wanted the payoff; the vital information Fiona was supposed to give at her debriefing, I mean she ruined her life and her family's lives for this mission, I really wanted to know what was worth all that. I think in some ways this was the most interesting of the three novels because so much of what we were in the dark about was brought to light, but it also dragged a lot with vignettes into Fiona's personal life and emotional state throughout her mission. For me, this didn't add much to the picture because it was repetitive; she's conflicted, she thinks she's a bad mother, she's patriotic, she's stressed; yup, got it. In a way I'd like to go back and re-visit the first two books with the knowledge that I have now (especially the whole Harry Kennedy aspect) and maybe I will one day. The absolute cold, calculated way the DG and his minions (Rensselaer in particular ) manipulate and control people for even the slightest advantage was pretty shocking. Ruthless is not a strong enough word.