Title: Tedious 'Boys Own' Adventure
Product review: Lacking the stylistic flair of the Alexandria Quartet, this potboiler spy novel is weighed down with stodgy descriptions of the Yugoslavian landscape and thinly drawn characters. The book feels like it was churned out in the hope of imitating the commercial success of Ian Fleming's early Bond novels. A poor introduction to the rich exoticism and flamboyance that characterizes Durrell's other works.
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