In Lachlan Page's second outing with now-retired former MI6 analyst Oliver Jardine once again dragged into the field along with his charming and stunningly capable Colombian wife Veronica, Page firmly establishes himself as an espionage author of singular vision who can load a book with edge-of-your-seat suspense and fire it off hot with breezy, witty banter, shocking violence, and political satire--both stingingly and laugh-out-loud funny--that scores a bullseye on his target: the all too real tragedy that is Venezuela.
From a dangerous river crossing from Venezuela into Colombia, to a deadly chase through southern Spain into Portugal, Oliver and Veronica clash with a deadly Cuban assassin, Venezuelan spies, a CIA "cowboy," and the Venezuelan General himself--a wonderful and fully realized character who carries both the sins and hopes for his fallen nation--in a secret mission to expose the crimes of his former despotic leaders to the world.
The tight, tense plot is straight-forward and never flags, while Page's tremendous ability to bring the land, people, culture of his Latin locales to life with evocative prose that rivals the very best of past and current travel journalists for its sparkling detail and surprising insights. But what makes "The General..." stand out most strikingly in current espionage fiction, is the author's ability to look at geo-political, social, secret and national movements from diametrically opposing points of view and argue two sides with equal passion with a deft and delicate touch.
Without giving away the plot, I'll just say, it's bigger here, the stakes are higher, the action and violence more in your face and perhaps, best of all, in a genre that sometimes leans into cliches, Mr. Page skewers them then delivers a his own original take that serves them up in surprising and delightful ways.
With that in mind, I keep my fingers crossed that the child-loving, ruthless but politically conflicted Cuban assassin he invents for this book returns in what I hope will be a yearly appearance of his once-and-future spy Oliver and Oliver's better half, Veronica. Also, as with "Magical Disinformation" you will find yourself planning your next vacation to the wonderful locales he so richly delivers. A fabulous read and highly recommended.
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