Ending was expected, but I guess if you have such a long running series, pretty much ending will always be expected. Bad guy meets Reacher, bad guy loses, Reacher wins. Fun to read though, which is the main point. Going to keep reading them.

Don't think it ticked any of the Bingo boxes though.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] misericordiae@literature.cafe 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Awesome, I'll give it another go at some point, then; thanks! I haven't read A Murder of Quality, but I did add it to my list after your first post, since I like mysteries, too.

The only other Smiley-connected novel I've gotten through is The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, which I liked more than you did. It's a let-down from a Smiley perspective, true, but as a standalone spy story, I thought it was pretty solid.

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 3 points 2 days ago

I'm sure it would have been fine, but it was two novels in a row where Smiley had a walk-on appearance, and I was wanting Smiley.