Chris Morgan Jones
The Silent Oligarch
Malin was one of the most important persons in Russia because he control half of the nations in the oil company and Benjamin Webster is an investigator hired to ruin Malin. People between 16 and more should read this book because have so many good things and how to appreciate life. ( )

At first I had to get used to this book. The writing style, the plot. But once I got the hang of it, I liked it a lot.
Interesting, plausible and (for me) the Russian part was very recognizable.
I liked it that much, that I'll be on the look out for more books by this writer. ( )

A fairly typical espionage story about Russia. The Russian side of things is fairly accurate. It is fast paced but has some good character development. My only complaint is that the almost exclusive use of last names made it confusing at times. ( )

A complex plot which I found strangely unengaging. ( )

Taut, intelligent, unflashy spy thriller which made me want to follow up on the writer's other novels. As a good thriller should, it starts slowly but then gradually builds to an unexpected (by me) climax. Ben Webster is definitely not a hero, but is not an anti-hero either. You are made, by the writer's skill to feel some sympathy for him and the other main protagonist, Richard Lock, but not too much.
I enjoyed it a lot and found myself not doing other things to read more which is a compliment to any book. ( )