2020 reread: 3.5*
Despite having read this book a couple of times before, I couldn't remember who was trustworthy (other than Johnson Johnson himself, of course). A good exemplar of the 'innocent person caught up in espionage plot' type book (which I like).

Also known as [b:Dolly and the Starry Bird|1332646|Dolly and the Starry Bird (Johnson Johnson, #4)|Dorothy Dunnett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1244125804l/1332646._SY75_.jpg|1322178]. Good suspense/mystery tale and the main character Johnson Johnson is fun, but not the same caliber of writing as Dunnett's historical fiction. ( )

http://tamaranth.blogspot.com/2020/04/2020037-dolly-and-starry-bird-dorothy.html ( )

Finishing off my re-read with one of the weaker books in the series - quite honestly didn't care about Ruth or her boyfriend Charles at all. Nice to voyeuristically revisit Ischia, Sicily and Capri though.
This series, while well written, does seem dated in attitude, and you never care about the detached Johnson, or any of the others (with the exception of Rita Geddes) the way you cared about amost every character in the Lymond saga. ( )

2020 reread: upgrading my rating from 3 to 3.5*
Despite having read this book a couple of times before, I couldn't remember who was trustworthy (other than Johnson Johnson himself, of course). A good exemplar of the 'innocent person caught up in espionage plot' type book (which I like).
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Also known as [Dolly and the Starry Bird]. Good suspense/mystery tale and the main character Johnson Johnson is fun, but not the same caliber of writing as Dunnett's historical fiction. ( )