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Title: Excellent story telling, except for the lengthy background material
Review: Thoroughly enjoyed the active portions of the book. Was occasionally disappointed in the author's long descriptions, often spending several pages on a character's background. Found myself flipping through these pages to get back to the meat of the plot.Overall though, I recommend it. Actually, one of my favorite books in this genre is "The Operative," also by Duncan Falconer. Definitely try that one!! It was published 3 years after the "Hostage," so maybe Duncan learned to move things along a bit faster.
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