Spooker

Rating:
Summary: Ing is in a class by himself
Review: Ing pretty much created this gendre himself. I call it "tech fiction" and it's not for the week of heart or those looking for an "eye candy" read. Once you aquire the taste though, he's very difficult to put down.

"Spooker" presents some leading edge and extraordinary technological ideas. And as a spy thriller really goes the extra mile to keep it's ideas new and innovative.

Based on the premise that every *real* spy has a "spooker" or a kit that contains his get away money and identity change that will allow him to escape/retire if need be, Ing begins to entertain some extremely original ideas about those kits, and the people that would know about them, and how they could be exploited.

You haven't read anything like this before. I promise. If you value original story lines that haven't been beat to death by every other author and technological flights of fancy that really make you go "Hmmmmmmm....", then Ing is your man, and "Spooker" is the place to start.

It's incredibly unfair and more than a little dishonest to slam a book like this, and then admit you didn't finish it. If you can't keep up with/appreciate Ing's edgy originality, then perhaps you should stick with Coonts.

Rating:
Summary: Ing is in a class by himself
Review: Ing pretty much created this gendre himself. I call it "tech fiction" and it's not for the week of heart or those looking for an "eye candy" read. Once you aquire the taste though, he's very difficult to put down.

"Spooker" presents some leading edge and extraordinary technological ideas. And as a spy thriller really goes the extra mile to keep it's ideas new and innovative.

Based on the premise that every *real* spy has a "spooker" or a kit that contains his get away money and identity change that will allow him to escape/retire if need be, Ing begins to entertain some extremely original ideas about those kits, and the people that would know about them, and how they could be exploited.

You haven't read anything like this before. I promise. If you value original story lines that haven't been beat to death by every other author and technological flights of fancy that really make you go "Hmmmmmmm....", then Ing is your man, and "Spooker" is the place to start.

It's incredibly unfair and more than a little dishonest to slam a book like this, and then admit you didn't finish it. If you can't keep up with/appreciate Ing's edgy originality, then perhaps you should stick with Coonts.

Rating:
Summary: disappointing
Review: Like Soft Targets, this novel has some interesting ideas, but fails to provide an adequate framework in which to place them. The pair of killers are just too unconvincing, with personal details that seem included more for their novelty than as a natural outgrowth of their personalities (and this includes a truly repulsive sex act early in the novel). I can't say how it ended because I didn't get that far.

Rating:
Summary: disappointing
Review: Like Soft Targets, this novel has some interesting ideas, but fails to provide an adequate framework in which to place them. The pair of killers are just too unconvincing, with personal details that seem included more for their novelty than as a natural outgrowth of their personalities (and this includes a truly repulsive sex act early in the novel). I can't say how it ended because I didn't get that far.

Rating:
Summary: Not bad for first time reader.
Review: This is the first Ing book I have read. While the beginning was a little slow, it picked up in the middle and zoomed at the end. The ending was a little bit of a downer, but Landis (the main character) should be bought back in a sequel. Not a bad read!

Rating:
Summary: Slow and Disapointing
Review: Well the story line looked interesting, unfortunately for the read that is about all that is interesting with this book. To make up for a rather plodding slow start was an ending that tempted you and them body slammed you into the ground with disappointment. With the combination of the lackluster characters and the increasingly unbelievable story I lost interest at the end of the book. I simply finished it becuase I had put the time into it.

Rating:
Summary: Slow and Disapointing
Review: Well the story line looked interesting, unfortunately for the read that is about all that is interesting with this book. To make up for a rather plodding slow start was an ending that tempted you and them body slammed you into the ground with disappointment. With the combination of the lackluster characters and the increasingly unbelievable story I lost interest at the end of the book. I simply finished it becuase I had put the time into it.