Reviews for Semeia 27 Law As Literature

The average rating for Semeia 27 Law As Literature based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-07-14 00:00:00 John Smith Charles O'Farrell is a professional assassin with the CIA. Even though he has the right of refusal and was never uncertain about the guilt of his prior victims, he's beginning to have doubts about his profession. He hopes to reach retirement in four years without being called upon to kill again, but luck is not with him. His target this time is the Cuban ambassador to London who is the key figure in that country's arms for drugs dealings. The ambassador, however, has plans to retire and sees a chance to add to his retirement fund with his country's latest request for arms. Plans go awry for various reasons. Brian Freemantle's world is a cynical one where the practical rules over morality and people obfuscate for protection.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-07-11 00:00:00 Greg Schooler Elmore Leonard’s early western novels show a gifted short story writer learning how to master the longer narrative form. The Bounty Hunters (1953) is a sometimes awkward attempt to extend and enlarge characters and situations that would make sharply conceived material for short stories but thin out and lose focus over the length of a novel. The Law at Randado shows him still learning, but he’s turning what he knows of the short story into what holds together well for its 250 pages and more than maintains our interest. The novel still reads like a series of short stories, but each flows smoothly into the next, with continuing characters, and a central thread linking two of them, a sheriff and a young deputy he has hired... More at my blog.