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The Exile - Allan Folsom

Description: ISBN 0751525308 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Allan Folsom / Edition: New edition / Paperback / 896 Pages / Book is published 2005-10-06 by ... more

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Newest Review: ... levels. Essentially, the plot is a race against time, a desperate battle to save Barron's own life and stop events from ... more

... spinning out of control. As such, it demands a fast-paced, adrenalin fuelled rush of a narrative which whisks the reader from place to place, getting them so caught up in events that they can't wait to turn the page. All the extraneous detail severely dents restricts this possibility to such a point that the intrigue Folsom is aiming for never catches the imagination. Because the book rambles on and on, there are no real surprises. Folsom seems to think that he makes startling revelations at times, as if the reader is ...more

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The Exile - Allan Folsom: Exile: Where this book belongs (999 words)
by - written on 09/02/09 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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Some time ago, I read Allan Folsom's first book, The Day After Tomorrow, and quite enjoyed it. What I remember most is that it was a readable, fun, but fairly complex novel. Despite its daunting 860 page size, I was hoping for something similar from The Exile. It follows the career of John Barron, a policeman newly appointed to an elite Los Angeles police squad which hides a dark secret. It begins with a hunt for a killer before widening out into a larger arena, involving some of the most powerful families in Europe and the sovereignty of an entire nation. Whilst trying to unravel this mystery Barron also finds himself hunted by his former ... Read the complete review