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A review by bkgrl78
The Cryptographer's Dilemma, Volume 11 by Johnnie Alexander
4.0
It was an intriguing story based on true events. I didn’t know the “Doll Woman” was a real person! Reading this story made me want to do a bit of research and more reading about Velvalee Dickinson.
I didn’t really like how the characters rehashed over and over again in their minds why they couldn’t be together. Once or twice would have been sufficient.
I was hoping for more historical detail. It felt like some of the details that were inserted were space fillers and not very pertinent to the story as a whole.
I enjoyed reading about the FBI in its infancy being only 30+ plus years old in the story.
The characters, despite their flaws truly wanted what was best for themselves, each other, and their country.
I felt that the ending was a bit rushed, and it left me with several questions- of which I cannot write about here without giving away some of the plot!
The cryptography aspect was very interesting. I appreciated the fact that the author did not make it hard to understand how codes can be created and broken.
This was my first book by Johnnie Alexander, and I am intrigued enough to read more by her.
I didn’t really like how the characters rehashed over and over again in their minds why they couldn’t be together. Once or twice would have been sufficient.
I was hoping for more historical detail. It felt like some of the details that were inserted were space fillers and not very pertinent to the story as a whole.
I enjoyed reading about the FBI in its infancy being only 30+ plus years old in the story.
The characters, despite their flaws truly wanted what was best for themselves, each other, and their country.
I felt that the ending was a bit rushed, and it left me with several questions- of which I cannot write about here without giving away some of the plot!
The cryptography aspect was very interesting. I appreciated the fact that the author did not make it hard to understand how codes can be created and broken.
This was my first book by Johnnie Alexander, and I am intrigued enough to read more by her.