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A Firing Offense (Hardcover)

by David Ignatius (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Random House Value Publishing (16 Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0517368390
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517368398
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well-written, worth reading, 21 Jan 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: A Firing Offense (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a well-written page-turner centering on the adventures of a foreign correspondent caught up in French foreign intrigues.
The book has a few faults. Among the faults are announcing the death of Arthur Bowman on page 3 and then "flashing back" for the next 250 pages until Arthur Bowman finally dies on page 254. Too much of the book is spent with the reader KNOWING that Arthur Bowman dies, and even WHERE he dies, and just waiting for it to happen.
The female characters in the book are superfluous -- they're either in the book as decorations or a cheering section.
Lastly, for all the research has done, and real-life experience the author obviously has on the subject, it's jarring to see the author describe a CIA bulletin board reminding agents to "get their malaria shots." There's no such thing as a "malaria shot."
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4.0 out of 5 stars Okay start, excellent ending, 1 Dec 1998
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This review is from: A Firing Offense (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is about a man who works for a major newspaper in the US. He has sources from the CIA that give him material that boosts his career. In return, this CIA agent would likve a few favors from him. The reporter get tangled in a web of deception and conspiracy. This book had an okay start but the ending was supurb. It was thrilling, suspensful, and exciting. I really reccomend this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful surprise of a thriller., 12 Nov 1998
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This review is from: A Firing Offense (Mass Market Paperback)
As a thriller author myself, I read a tremendous amount of "the competition." I had seen some media people discussing this novel on television when the hardcover came out, and was not suffienctly intrigued to buy it. But I picked it up in paperback last night and read it in two sittings. First, Ignatius's writing ability is far above average. With seeming ease, he writes with great economy and insight. A FIRING OFFENSE is bare of the cheap devices usually employed by thriller writers (in fact, it hardly even contains violence) yet I could not turn the pages fast enough. Ignatius handles the moral complexities with a sure hand, reminding me a bit of vintage LeCarre. The accumulated wisdom of an international journalist also feels genuine, and adds greatly to the novel. The fact that this novel did not break out is a sad commentary on the taste of the general readership in this country. Best of luck to Mr. Ignatius, who should have a bright literary future.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Deeper than most action-adventure yarns
At its face value, "A Firing Offense" is a first-rate action-adventure yarn, with description and character development by a real craftsman. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars A pure thriller.
This book had an interesting effect on me. It was as good a thriller as I've ever read. But that's all it was, a thriller. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
This is a terrific book. Ignatius writes for the Beltway insider as well as those on the outside looking in. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and entertaining
I had just completed Katharine Graham's "Personal History", which taught me a lot about the newspaper business. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Only the morality & patriotism of the Paper made me wonder
This is a book tried to subtlely bashing the France Inc. As in reality, US did lose a lot of business abroad when competing with France. D.I. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful treatment of journalism and its discontents
David Ignatius and I worked together as reporters in the Middle East when we were very young, although for different newspapers. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST SUSPENSE THRILLER OF THE YEAR!
This thriller will keep you up until you finish it if you lack self-discipline. David Ignatius has surpassed his three previous times at bat and comes up with a GREAT ONE! Read more
Published on 7 May 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars A good spy story and--more unusual--a good newsroom novel.
It's hard to capture what journalists do for a living. Much of it seems dull and a lot of it is also silly--and yet journalism is fascinating to people inside and outside the... Read more
Published on 10 April 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars Quality thriller on trendy topics
Ignatius gets better with each book. This one entwines the CIA and journalism and the trendy topic of Chinese espionage. Read more
Published on 9 April 1997

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