Reviews for In the red

The average rating for In the red based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-09-19 00:00:00 Reid Carnahan I picked this book up because I couldn't find the James Bond book I was looking for and the cover on this one looked interesting. Everything happens in the 1950s(?) in London, so it's a pretty interesting perspective on how people acted at that time. Leslie, the main character, has finally gotten up his nerve to leave his wife, party because at 38 he's middle-aged (?!?) and needs to start over before it's too late. He makes all kinds of plans to move to France, create a new identity, and get on with his life, so that morning he wakes his wife early to tell her he's leaving her and goes to work as a bank teller. When it's time for his lunch break, he steals 100 pounds (what, like $50?), heads back to his flat for his already packed suitcase, and finds his wife dead of an overdose. He doesn't call the police, but he can't leave the country either. He gets a room at a residential hotel and that's where the story takes off. Well, takes off is a little more exciting that what happens. I thought this would be a light-hearted, fast-paced, action thriller / myster like James Bond but it's not. It was an interesting read, but I'm not sure I'd read any of her other books.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-02-28 00:00:00 Mark Van Heugten Pretty good read if you like something not too taxing. I'd call it a holiday book. Quite a decent plot with a few twists and turns in it.