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`A cracking, fast-paced thriller. Excellently researched.
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`Excellent depiction of Peru . . . well handled cliff-hanger
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For may years the Cold War had provided a suitable background for writers of spy thrillers. However in recent years spy writers have had to cast around for alternatives. John Le Carré ventured into the territory of the financial thriller with Single and Single, but Linda Davies had already explored the interface between espionage and finance in her two earlier works and has practical experience of international banking. With Into the Fire she continues to take the spy novel in this new direction. It has an exotic location that would have appealed to Ian Fleming if he had lived in Peru. Davies paints a vivid picture of that land and includes its different faces, and not just the aspects seen by tourists (although those aspects are included too) but also the social and political background that often passes unseen. The word "spy" still tends to evoke, in most of us, images of the KGB, CIA, MI5 etc. We tend to forget that other parts of the world have their own, sinister agencies, such as Peru's SIN. Those who have followed developments in Peru since the fall of Fujimori will realise just how accurate Davies's portrayal of SIN is. Today's world is very different from that depicted in most spy thrillers. Altogether this a remarkable novel which takes the spy thriller into a new age.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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"Into the Fire" is flush with the elements of a first-rate thriller. These include a tightly plotted story with surprising turns, a sympathetic protagonist with lots of grit, menacing but sympathetic villains, terrific action writing, and a nifty ending, which leaves the falsely defamed heroine both happy and whole. Especially impressive to me was the highly visual nature of the writing, which will convert easily to hit movie with, say, Julia Roberts, in the lead. Lovers of London will also enjoy following the heroine, Helen Jencks, as she moves about town. I give the book my top thriller rating of five beach-towels.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Peru is an exotic and unexpected location for a financial thriller but it certainly distinguishes Into the Fire from other books of this type and greatly broadens its appeal. The heroine's presence there has to do with the fraudulent activities of some male chauvinist derivatives traders, a type not uncommon in banking. If you are interested in derivatives then you will find this an entertaining read, but if you prefer steamy jungles or high mountains to high finance then you will find that the book is an exciting thriller with the authentic touch that you would expect from an author who lived in Peru during the turbulent period just after the crushing of the Shining Path terrorists. If you have not yet been to Peru the vivid descriptions of the scenery and the milieu will probably make you want to visit it and if you have been before it will make you want to go again!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Unimaginative and predictable
Oh dear. Davies recycles her stock protagonist yet again. Empowered female shows the blokes how it's done. OK the first time only. Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by S. Gore
Loved it
I do like this book - it's my 're-read for comfort book' and I would recommend it. It's just different - set in the cut-throat world of finance to begin with and then off to South... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2007 by Badgergirl
Linda's best work - so far...
This is the first book I read by Linda Davies and found it entirely gripping, I couldn't put it down. I was so inspired I ordered all of her other work the next day. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2003 by G B Parfitt
Reinventing the Spy Thriller
For may years the Cold War had provided a suitable background for writers of spy thrillers. However in recent years spy writers have had to cast around for alternatives. Read more
Published on 13 May 2003 by "rjmiller33"
Tedious and self-infatuated
This badly over-written "thriller" is actually quite tedious, in part because the central character, rather than a flesh and blood real human being - is a "Wonder... Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2002 by Michael E. Piston
Excellent Book, But Not As Good As the First Two and Fourth
I enjoyed this book, but not as much as I enjoyed her first two books, and her fourth book. I felt the characters spent a little too much time talking in a way to educate the... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2001
First-rate thriller with a romantic subplot
"Into the Fire" is a fast-paced thriller that author Linda Davies ties together in a neat and surprising package in her final few chapters. Read more
Published on 15 May 2000 by Ethan Cooper
Gripping financial thriller, excellent read.
The heroine, Helen Jencks, is a very believable character caught in a web of deceit. (These people are friends? Read more
Published on 29 Oct 1999
After shaky start, genuinely gripping
The heroine, Helen Jencks, is initially too good to be true. But as she gets drawn in to a web of deceit, which ends in a fight for her own life, the novel gets really exciting. Read more
Published on 18 May 1999
Disappointing, heavy-handed, superficial and self-absorbed
This book is a major disappointment, and symptomatic of the lack of quality writing emerging from the banking world in this country as compared to the US. Read more
Published on 16 April 1999
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