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  • a bit repetitive  

    The Man from St. Petersburg (Paperback)
    this book seems to me to renew a narrative very close to 'the eye weapon' which, to me, is one of the best novels of the author. The plot depicts again a little too typed characters for my taste (the good and the bad), although this time the person o
  • less exciting than usual  

    The Man from St. Petersburg (Paperback)
    unlike usual the plot has a little trouble to start, then situations are agreed and expected developments. As against the documentary work is always very good and highlights a little period described in the novels.
  • Imaginative  

    The Man from St. Petersburg (Paperback)
    Historical novel form of thriller, the author does not lack imagination.On comes to wonder if fiction does not exceed reality.
  • Thriller very well written !!!!  

    The Man from St. Petersburg (Paperback)
    Ken Follet wrote so well ... The pages turn endless ... Many suspense fiction is well mixed with the historical reality and it is strange how the English ruling classes lived just before the war !! To read!
  • Good but too lengths  

    The Man from St. Petersburg (Paperback)
    Illuminating dive into turns of diplomacy, social demands and anarchists of 1914. The characters become endearing; pity that few lengths "romantic" just weigh on the pace and weaken the suspense; some rare passages border on boredom, for my tast
  • A good spy novel  

    The Man from St. Petersburg (Paperback)
    If it is not, in my opinion, the best novel by Ken Follett, the fact remains that it remains an exciting and breathless thriller which it is very difficult to detach. As often with Follett, quality fiction is associated with the quality of the histor