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A Gentleman's Game by Greg Rucka
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A Gentleman's Game

by Greg Rucka

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This was one of the best straightforward espionage thrillers that I've read in a long time. The best way to describe the style of the story would be a cross between James Bond and Quiller (I know that doesn't make much sense, but trust me...). Tara Chase is a terrific new heroine in the espionage genre and both the "world" in which she operates and the missions themselves, felt much more accurate and real than many (most?) other espionage thrillers. The story is more serious in tone than many Bond stories (hence the comparison to Quiller), but Chace has many foibles that remind me a bit of Bond. Highly recommended. ( )
MSWallack | Apr 16, 2008 |  
I'm completely hooked. When I got to the last page, I actually checked the back of the end pages making sure I hadn't missed anything; I just did not want this to end. Especially not the devastating way it did. If you haven't read any of Rucka's wonderful comic/graphic novel series Queen & Country, you'd still be able to enjoy this novel as a stand alone. Some of the histories between the characters might seem a little vague, so if you like reading stories with pictures, don't hesitate to read Q&C. This is a highly sensitive story that starts with a terrorist attack on the London Underground. The counterstrike leads to unexpected consequences for Tara Chace, Minder One for the Special Section of the SIS. And that's all you're getting because any more would be telling. ( )
inblackink | Sep 25, 2005 |  
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To Laurie Mackintosh,
and to the memory of her brother Ian.
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The first time Tara Chase was ordered to murder a man, it was in Bosnia, as a favor to the CIA.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553584928, Mass Market Paperback)

Tara Chace may be the most dangerous woman alive. She can seduce you into believing she’s the woman of your dreams—or kill you with the icy efficiency of an executioner. As the new head of Special Operations for British Intelligence, she no longer has to court death in the field—she wants to.

Throw away the old rules, the old school, the old-boy network. The world of international espionage is about to learn the hard way that spying is no longer merely…
A Gentleman's Game
Greg Rucka’s electrifying thrillers have pushed the boundaries of suspense fiction to where few have dared to go. Now, in A Gentleman’s Game, one of the genre’s most fearless writers brings readers of international espionage his most
fearless heroine yet: a no-holds-barred woman who’s as lethal as an assassin’s bullet.

When an unthinkable act of terror devastates London, nothing will stop Tara Chace from hunting down those responsible. Her job is simple: stop the terrorists before they strike a second time. To succeed, she’ll do anything and everything it takes. She’ll have to kill again.

Only this time the personal stakes will be higher than ever before. For the terrorist counterstrike will require that Tara allow herself to be used as bait by the government she serves. This time she’s turning her very life into a weapon that can be used only once. But as she and her former mentor race toward destiny at a remote terrorist training camp in Saudi Arabia, Tara begins to question just who’s pulling the trigger—and who’s the real enemy. In this new kind of war, betrayal can take any form...including one’s duty to queen and country.

Based on the graphic novel series that won the coveted Eisner Award, A Gentleman’s Game is an electrifyingly realistic, headline-stealing thriller with an unforgettable protagonist—one who redefines every rule she doesn’t shatter.

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