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The Bank of Fear

por David Ignatius

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Hit men stalk computer analyst Lina Alwen and financial investigator Sam Hoffman in pursuit of the knowledge the pair may have regarding a late Iraqi dictator s billions. From London to Switzerland, and from Baghdad to the mysterious corners of the just-budding Internet, this spy thriller covers the map to uncover a world of corruption."… (más)
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The Bank of Fear is your pretty standard spy-thriller novel, set mostly in London, and centered on Middle Eastern players and politics. There's lots and lots of money, murder, secrets, the usual.

For being 450 pages, this was really a quick read. It was easy to get into - and keep going. I also appreciated the level of information given relating to Middle Eastern politics and the computer hacking as well; Ignatius reached what - to me, at least - was a good balance between explaining enough for someone with a very modest background in the Middle East, without being too detailed or expository for the genre.

My gripe about halfway through this book was that that two main characters who have gotten tangled up in this really dangerous affair have apparently never seen a spy movie. Ever. Even though Lina knows exactly how dangerous her boss is, and Sam purportedly knows everyone in the Arab financial world - and his father was CIA - they continue to call each other on their regular phone lines, and even meet at her apartment, even after they know they're being watched. Dumb.

Also, the character focus felt unbalanced. To start with, it seemed that Lina and Sam would be even-ish protagonists, but as the story went on, Lina became the main character, and Sam was only a supporting role when he was needed. It seemed like his role wasn't fully fleshed out. ( )
  csayban | Oct 19, 2023 |
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This book was written a long time ago and I did not understand why it was given away as a new book. It could of been my error, but I have enough old books to read and did not want to add this one to the stack. So I gave it four stars because it has been around for so long ( )
  johntgriffin | Jun 28, 2018 |
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A thriller of sorts. Although I liked it I found the going slow. ( )
  marilynj65 | Mar 3, 2014 |
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It's a decent book, but it was written 19 years ago. There are enough new books out that aren't dated that I would prefer to spend my time with. I won this book in the Early Reviewers section. It is well-written and intriguing, if not a bit dated. Had I read it when it came out, I probably would have given it 4 1/2 stars. But today, I would rather read a book written, well, today. Sorry. ( )
  patrickblackburn | Oct 28, 2013 |
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I won this book in the Early Reviewers section. I have just started the book and find it difficult to put down. Will continue the review when I have completed it.
I have no finished reading this book and found it disturbing in that it is so current and if even a tenth of the subject matter is true then the US and the world are in a huge lot of trouble. The author has written a story of intrigue and espionage that covers so much of what is happening now that it is almost as if I was reading the newspaper. The people involved seem as if they are manipulated by the "puppetmaster" who controls the strings. How much of this actually happens, I am happy to say I don't know as I am far removed from this type of activity. The book is well written and am amazing story. I highly recommend it.
  CheryleFisher | Oct 15, 2013 |
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David Ignatiusautor principaltodas las edicionescalculado
Berg, Corrie van denTraductorautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
van den Oord, HansDiseñador de cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado

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Here is a people turning
their very faces to the hoofs.
Here is a land humiliated
like a coward's house.
Who shall
tender us a bird, just
a bird?
Just a tree?
Who shall teach us
the alphabet of air?
We wait
at the crossroads.
We watch the sand
submerge our beacons.
The sun
distintegrates within the wrinkles
of our hands.
O my country ...
You skin is a lizard's.
Your perfume
is the stench of rubber scorched.
Your sunrise is a weeping bat.
You bring such holocausts
to birth.
You give your beasts
to vermin.

--ADONIS (THE PEN NAME OF ALI AHMED SAID) FROM
"REMEMBERING THE FIRST CENTURY," COLLECTED IN
THE PAGES OF DAY AND NIGHT, TRANSLATED FROM THE
ARABIC BY SAMUEL HAZO; PUBLISHED 1994 BY THE
MARLBORO PRESS
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For Eve, Elisa, Alexandra and Sarah.
And for my brave Arab friends who are living the
struggle for human rights and democracy.
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Hit men stalk computer analyst Lina Alwen and financial investigator Sam Hoffman in pursuit of the knowledge the pair may have regarding a late Iraqi dictator s billions. From London to Switzerland, and from Baghdad to the mysterious corners of the just-budding Internet, this spy thriller covers the map to uncover a world of corruption."

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