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 The Fortune Teller - Donald James
 The Fortune Teller - Donald James ... goes missing.Newest Review: ... my word for that, so I really ought to tell you a bit about the plot. Set in a dark Murmansk winter, the year is 2017. But ... more ... don't expect any futuristic goings on from this novel, it is a potboiling thriller of the highest order, which doesn't need to rely on futuristic gizmos and oh-so-clever technological advances to keep you turning the pages. The book opens as a series of dead children's bodies are found in America, all bearing the tattoo of Kola Peninsula child penal colonies - where strays are sent for thievery or having 'disorderly lives' (ie being prostitutes). Kola is looking to forge lucrative commercial conn...more |
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The Fortune Teller - Donald James: Russian about in 2017 (670 words)
by - written on 23/02/01 (Very useful, 112 readings)
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I think I must start by saying that this book was something of a revelation to me. No, it was. Picture the scene, me standing in a Sorrento newsagent/hotel skimming through the book selection a la The League of Gentleman, muttering, 'read it', 'read it' , 'read it', 'not reading that!' when my eye fell on The Fortune Teller. I had never heard of James before but felt reassured by the proclamation on the cover that he was the bestselling author of Monstrum (next on my list) and was 'head and shoulders above authors such as Thomas Harris and James Patterson'. Well, thank goodness for that, thought I, I can't stand either ... Read the complete review
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