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by Linda, Davies (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Twenty First Century Publishers (28 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904433634
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904433637
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Sir Peter de la Billiere

`A cracking, fast-paced thriller. Excellently researched.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.'


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`Excellent depiction of Peru . . . well handled cliff-hanger
ending.'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Reinventing the Spy Thriller, 13 May 2003
This review is from: Into the Fire (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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Take "Into the Fire" on Holiday, 22 May 2000
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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.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First-rate thriller with a romantic subplot, 15 May 2000
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"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. Besides its involving plot, this book contains some terrific writing, with my favorite chapter depicting a gun fight in a midnight garden that has the pacing, tension, and visual precision of a great summer movie. There are also some beautiful descriptions of the breathtaking scenery in mountainous Peru, where I now hope to travel. The foundation for "Into the Fire" is a financial scam among traders in the City, where Davies offers deft and unexpected turns. This is an engrossing book that deserves a wide readership.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thriller does full justice to its exotic location
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. Read more
Published 1 month ago by AnnaOtherReader

1.0 out of 5 stars 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 3 months ago by S. Gore

4.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Badgergirl

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

2.0 out of 5 stars 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

4.0 out of 5 stars 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

4.0 out of 5 stars 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

4.0 out of 5 stars 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

1.0 out of 5 stars 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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