Friday, May 18, 2012

"The Informationist" by Taylor Stevens (2011)


"The Informationist" by Taylor Stevens (2011)

Set mostly in equatorial Africa, the flawed feral heroine Vanessa Michael Munroe searches for the vanished daughter of a Texan billionaire. Not her usual line of work of dealing in expensive information trade, Munroe took on the challenge and finds herself mixed up with gunrunners, criminals, corrupt government, duplicitous allies, and other shady characters.

Fast paced with twists that are satisfyingly unraveled at the end. I would undoubtedly say this book falls in the genre of "strong-but-flawed kick-butt female lead" that Stieg Larsson popularized with Lisbeth Salander from his Millennium Trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc..). Definitely an enjoyable, high action thriller.

My rating: ★★★★☆ (4 out of 5 stars)

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