- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (1 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0571226906
- ISBN-13: 978-0571226900
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,605,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Having read the reviews of Gadney's "The Scholar of Extortion" I can only say that it must have been some very clever marketing which persuaded me to give its sequel a chance.
Three reviewers were quite savage in delivering an average one and a half star rating for "The Scholar". But they were all consistent with their commentary and particularly scathing of the lack of proof-reading. Well I am pleased to report to there may have been some progress on that front, but Gadney and his publishers still have some work to do. I can't help but wonder why they didn't have enough pride in this new work to have noted prior criticisms and fixed things up. Surely an investment in a proof-read or two will help readers think more positively of authors and their publishers.
But back to the story. Alan Rosslyn, a PI working for a major private detective agency, is obsessed with eliminating his adversary in the prequel, a person of mixed parentage, who is exceptionally well-educated and able to change himself into a woman without anybody noticing! We know pretty early on that a show-down is where the plot will end. On the way, there are Russians, a number of private security agencies, as well as activity in a number of cities - all in an effort, no doubt, to inject some life into what really is a very shallow story.
I must admit that it is possible that I didn't pay enough attention to the plot because I became confused after so many disparate characters were introduced so early. But I finished the novel with the clear impression that there were too many implausible scenarios, too much unlikely dialogue and a story with just too many fantasies. Sorry, Mr. Gadney, but there just were not enough reasons for me to rate this work with anything other than a two out of five, which is a "fail" in my view.
Three reviewers were quite savage in delivering an average one and a half star rating for "The Scholar". But they were all consistent with their commentary and particularly scathing of the lack of proof-reading. Well I am pleased to report to there may have been some progress on that front, but Gadney and his publishers still have some work to do. I can't help but wonder why they didn't have enough pride in this new work to have noted prior criticisms and fixed things up. Surely an investment in a proof-read or two will help readers think more positively of authors and their publishers.
But back to the story. Alan Rosslyn, a PI working for a major private detective agency, is obsessed with eliminating his adversary in the prequel, a person of mixed parentage, who is exceptionally well-educated and able to change himself into a woman without anybody noticing! We know pretty early on that a show-down is where the plot will end. On the way, there are Russians, a number of private security agencies, as well as activity in a number of cities - all in an effort, no doubt, to inject some life into what really is a very shallow story.
I must admit that it is possible that I didn't pay enough attention to the plot because I became confused after so many disparate characters were introduced so early. But I finished the novel with the clear impression that there were too many implausible scenarios, too much unlikely dialogue and a story with just too many fantasies. Sorry, Mr. Gadney, but there just were not enough reasons for me to rate this work with anything other than a two out of five, which is a "fail" in my view.
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