Star Boy

I'm a huge mystery/thriller reader, and I really enjoyed this book. The plot moves along at high speed, the action is fast and furious, and the atmosphere Ms. Tan creates for her characters rang true. I found my affection for the main character growing as the book unfolded, which caused me to finish this book in a day and immediately begin reading the second book in this series. I hope there will be more to look forward... Read Full Review

Mystery,adventure,fun,and many suprises. I recommand this to any person who love a brave heroine who is not unlike a female James Bond with a conscience and had loved and lost.

I read the review for this book over the computer, thought, "why not?" and purchased it, fully prepared to yawn my way through it. Not a yawn passed my lips, as I was riveted to the book. I found it enthralling, amusing, sensitive, scary, and all-round enjoyable.I look forward to reading the next book about Jane - just to see what happens!

Jane Nichols is an absolutely electrifying character. She is a woman of steel, a key operative of the MI-5, a woman James-Bond. Fearless, tough, no-nonsense, take-charge, knows how to get what she wants, Jane is simply awesome! Jane's soft side shows in her personal life. Her first sexual encounter with Alex is so devastating sexy in which she had been making love to her memory with Brian. That Alex had merely provided... Read Full Review

For the past seven years, Jane Nichols, a counter-terrorist assigned to Britain's MI5 team, dreams of avenging the death of her lover and partner, who died during a botched operation. Now Jane is retiring to pursue her obsession: getting even by killing Jim O'Neil, the IRA agent who destroyed her life seven years ago. She moves to Savannah, Georgia and adopts one of her alter-egos, Max Murdoch, author of a detective series... Read Full Review