THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS--Review
by Colin Norman
ISBN: 9781687325815
A 2019 UK Release by the author
The novel purports to be a blend of spy catcher, thriller and love story. What it turn out to be is a short,casual, almost cozy, beach romance, set on the English coast. A man on a rare vacation meets an attracive young woman. They spend a lot of time together, sunbathing and chatting. It turns out she has defected from Russia with her brother and may be the target of of a pretty incompetent Russian hit team. The plot wanders between romance and hiding in sight, the chraacters chat, avoid one another or connect. They also dine and travel here and there. The romance between the woman and the vacationer rises swiftly from handshakes to cheek kisses. The conclusion of this short novel is abrupt, relatively unemotional and leaves character and readers to wonder about the future. The manuscript should have been more carefully line edited. This is a story that never was quite completed.
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