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Well written , message clear. It’s not good so far and I am not halfway through the book.
The Aussie spirit lives in this book not only with Chris Hammer , also with the people he writes about.

Good

Names difficult to remember. Story interesting well documented so far

Pretty good for my grandson I will do a summary for him.,visit in November

A bit of fun

Twisted kids tail love it

Quirky twilight zoneish and ok to read.

Horrifyingly well written so far

Picked up again after many distractions.
I think I get it however it’s a bit of a hard task at the moment

Interesting reading , commonsense simply conveyed. I will finish it and get back to James’s instruction books. My head says I can be a bassist the body is dragging a little

“Where are going?
Is that me or the dog you’re talking to?
Which one of you is driving?

I am glad I stuck with those appalling early chapters this book rocks along.

After a terrible gruesome start.
The story found an unpleasant equilibrium. Whilst harsh violent and cruel the story unfolds and has a reading intensity and thriller about it.
The harshness is lightened by the conversations between the protagonist and his dog.
I will probably end up with a 3+ rating.

Better than reviews give it credit for.
Not deep however I enjoy authors writing about authors. The connection of a dysfunctional relationship where independently the two writers coincidently write near identical scenes is creative. So good that the rest of the story so far is not rising to that level of creativity. Only a third through though.

Resumed reading , a must read to understand where our national character evolved.
The bush yarn a pleasant oasis in a desert adrift by climate change.

After thinking that Count had determined to kill himself in 1926. I ended up in the chapter called1926, I was in book 2 and there are 3 more books in the book to read and I am in less than 1/4 of the actual book through.

Fortunately there is reprieve in the captivity of the count and I am back full throttle into the book. It’s certainly a good read.

In New York and same story different location.
Just plain brilliant story concept dialogue and grammar and wording.

How did Goidreads identify the page numbers. I am at page 600 not finished and Goodreads says I am at 100%. Go figure I think the KGB and FBI been co-ordinating to gaslight me🙄

It’s quite complex after Osborne and Kirwill return to US.
Arkady just Keri’s surviving.
They have really worked on him to keep him alive. That as bit unrealistic and him sending the tell evidence and report to the boss knowing he is crooked a bit weird however Arkady is weird.
This part is a bit tough snd tough.

Getting tense and very very good

At times the character names need a prod to identify.

Good story I am enjoying it😀

Cannot remember who is Swan however the story is unfolding. I feel the cold, the Colombo ness of Arkady, the frustration of a wife trying to divorce him and that feeling of he is pissing every body off whilst he skilfully plods.

Dialogue between Arkady and Osborne and Kirwell. Priceless

Now getting into the thick of it

Just getting better. Dialogue and scenes just so good

Starting to steer us to one obvious suspect yet keeping the powder dry as a good who dunnit writer should.

Getting better and betterer

Less than 1/3 through the book, the party has instructed all wine bottles be rid of their labels and if ordering wine it is to be shite or red. The lead up to this between the count and the bishop is so quaint.
But the chapter ends .. On the 22/6/26, the count will drink to the 20 year anniversary of his sister’s death, then leave this mortal coil. I hope not I have 350 pages yet to read.

So good and getting into it. Still 600 pages to go looking forward