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White
Second of Three (Black, White, Red)

by Christopher Whitcomb



      White is another book in a currently over-worked field: conspiracy by the U S Government to perpetrate terrorism and blame it on somebody else. For me there was no clear ending to the story and I don’t think that it is a set up for a sequel. I think the author uses the crutch of popular culture to take a few vague shots at the current Presidential administration, the ongoing War in Iraq, and plays on both the fear and boredom of the typical person to string together a series of events that while possible, are hardly probable (But I guess that’s why it’s called fiction).

There are too many people, too many plots and subplots, too many bad guys to keep track of in a literary sense. It isn’t a matter of left against right, it is who do you hate and mistrust the least and who do you bend over to get to the next level. The good guys were just the people who seemed least bad at the time, which while probably realistic, isn’t my idea of a good read.

I did like the people in the book. After only a few lines I thought I knew them and what they felt. For the most part those few lines are all of the chance you get to study people outside of the main characters.

Most of the conversations and descriptions are overdone. I caught myself laughing at what would be considered inappropriate times for any number of reasons: irony, sarcasm, predictability all can cause that response from me. Double-crossers getting double-crossed, while expected, can still be a source of humor; the bigger the toys, the funnier it can be when something goes wrong.

As you can tell, this one wasn’t my cuppa. If you like Clancy, Ludlum and Griffin you may enjoy White. If you lean more toward Dr. Scarpetta, Mrs. Fletcher, or Ko-ko and Yum-yum, this one is not for you.

The Book

Little, Brown
July 26, 2005
Paperback
0316600806
Action/Adventure Thriller
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Excerpt
NOTE: Violence, Religious Prejudice

The Reviewer

Beth McKenzie
Reviewed 2006
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