thenajo's review against another edition
4.0
I love these books. The first one was a Cold-War thriller. This second one an Agatha Christie murder mystery with some British Colonial Orientalism. Again, the character depth is surprisingly sincere. Some of the plotting may have been inconsistent, but the power of the protagonists pushes through. One major character development is slightly rushed, but otherwise I eagerly look forward to the ongoing story in the third book.
nwhyte's review against another edition
3.0
https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3779083.html
I am familiar with Adams’ Whoniverse writing (includes a particularly good Torchwood novel), but this is a different series, the middle book of a loosely linked trilogy about the Clown Service, a secret British government agency fighting paranormal terrorism. Dark forces are attempting to cause a high-level conference between the UK and South Korea to disintegrate in acrimony and mysterious deaths (always accompanied by hyper-localised rain and a spectral bride). The writing is fun, but I really didn't have much of a clue what was going on.
I am familiar with Adams’ Whoniverse writing (includes a particularly good Torchwood novel), but this is a different series, the middle book of a loosely linked trilogy about the Clown Service, a secret British government agency fighting paranormal terrorism. Dark forces are attempting to cause a high-level conference between the UK and South Korea to disintegrate in acrimony and mysterious deaths (always accompanied by hyper-localised rain and a spectral bride). The writing is fun, but I really didn't have much of a clue what was going on.
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