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'Confirms Aly Monroe's genius for creating such tension that, while nothing much happens, you don't want things to stop not happening. She's commercial writing's rarest beast - a gloriously defiant individualist'
(Daily Telegraph )'Monroe is terrific at evoking this world'
(Guardian )'Monroe creates the atmosphere of the time brilliantly . . . an original novel and its people and places are so well described that I was gripped from start to finish'
(Literary Review )'A wonderfully atmospheric book'
(Euro Crime )'Once again, Monroe's research is spot on and she paints her supporting cast with so many shades of grey that it makes a John Le Carré novel look positively straightforward. This is wonderfully atmospheric'
(Shots Magazine )'Dodgy underhand dealings, political manipulations as well as a labyrinth of twists and turns... Definitely an author to watch'
(Falcata Times )'Riveting stuff'
(The Times )'The stately pace and avuncular tone belie Monroe's capacity to generate tension and momentum from the most innocuous of incidents, and the political context deliberately foreshadows more famous incidents in the cold-war years ahead, as former allies - Britain, Russia and the US - jockey for position in the post-war years'
(Irish Times )'The Peter Cotton series is getting better and better, and in Icelight the internecine squabbling of the security services is a prequel to the real-life problems during the Cold War. I'm really looking forward to the next book'
(Crime Scraps )'The Peter Cotton series by Aly Monroe is proving to be absolutely unmissable'
(Good Book Guide )Praise for the Peter Cotton series:
'Splendid . . . enlightening and engaging'
'Clever and fascinating . . . Reminded me of Graham Greene'
(Guardian )'Impressive . . . The next can't come too soon'
(Financial Times )'A natural storyteller . . . a cracking atmosphere'
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1947. Threadbare
Against a background of black ice, blackouts and the black market, agent Peter Cotton is seconded to Operation Sea-snake. MI5 is in the grip of civil war; MI6 is riddled with traitors. Unsure who to trust - or even who is pulling the strings - Cotton, ever the outsider, must protect an atomic scientist caught up in a vicious homophobic witch-hunt, limit the damage caused by a bully-boy MP, rely on a rent-boy informer and, despite the murderous attentions of a couple of Glasgow razor boys, embark on a ruthless hunt of his own.
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Dodgy Dealings and cunningly crafted,
By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog "Falcata T... - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Icelight (Peter Cotton) (Hardcover)
In all honesty, this title is a different type of book, it's got all the hallmarks of a thriller with dodgy underhand dealings, political manipulations as well as a labyrinth of twists and turns which leave you wondering if it's a painting by MC Escher but for me, it's the characters that brings this title set during the late Forties to life.The pace is stunning, the prose equally deceptive but when you add Aly's writing style to the mix, it becomes something that I think will set the standard for future releases from other authors as she walk's the path of established Spy Thrillers, not just with reckless abandon but with her own sure footed comprehension as to what the modern reader wants. Definitely an author to watch and one that I know a few people who are going to enjoy spending time with.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Icelight (Peter Cotton novel) 3 stars so I must have liked it,
By EMudgeSr - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Icelight (Peter Cotton) (Hardcover)
I had been looking forward to reading Aly Monroe's third historical novel featuring British intelligence officer Peter Cotton. The first two installments had Cotton in Spain and then in the U.S.A. This time he is back in England just after the end of WWII.Perhaps it is just me but after the first 150 pages or so, I could not keep the characters straight. So many names mentioned -- many never to be heard of again. Furthermore, I could not discern a plot other than many anti-homosexual concerns. At the end of the 448 pages, I still couldn't always tell you who each of the important players were. Nor could I see the plot line. So I decided to start at the beginning and reread this novel. With hindsight, I was better able to identify the main characters. The thread of the plot still eluded me. I think that a British audience might find this book more comprehensible. There were too many references that I just did not get - e.g., historical events and personalities that had no meaning for me. I suppose a minor point but one that kept me wondering what was meant when the author would frequently say Cotton "grunted". Was he agreeing or disagreeing or what? I was never sure. I gave this book 3 stars so I must have liked it even if I did not always understand it. I am looking forward to buying and reading about Cotton returning to the U.S.A. in Monroe's next novel in this series. Icelight (Peter Cotton) |
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