Title: Predictable outcome with lost potential
Product review: I feel a need to warn those readers who don't read past the first few reviews to take your time before ordering this book. While Kanon's first book, Los Alamos, may not have won prizes for literary writing, it was intelligent, creative and instructive. The Prodigal Spy had so much potential. The story could have happened, the characters could have been real. But the final result: hackneyed dialogue, unbelievable characters, and an ending I guessed after the first chapter. The best parts: the lasting pain of the McCarthy hearings, a reminder of FBI abuses, and the excellent descriptions of eastern Europe. Keep trying, Mr. Kanon. I'm still intrigued enough with your innate talents and insights to try the next one.
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