The layers of relationships give the novel gravity even as it drives toward a rousing and satisfying climax. The ancillary commentaries about financial institutions and governmental controls ground the novel. Dangerous Wind is a smart, entertaining read, and it receives my highest recommendation. Oct 11, Gloria Feit rated it it was amazing. Within the first few pages of this third in the Carol Golden novels, we are swept immediately into the world of terror into which the protagonist finds herself, as she is kidnapped and flown partway across the world from her hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Her captors appear to be a could-be model and a sexual harasser. This Within the first few pages of this third in the Carol Golden novels, we are swept immediately into the world of terror into which the protagonist finds herself, as she is kidnapped and flown partway across the world from her hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
This is hardly the firs time Carol whose real name, Cynthia Sakai, she had only recently discovered had survived an attempt on her life.
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She had had most of her memory destroyed after being attacked and left, unconscious, in a dumpster nearly a year ago. Still recovering from amnesia, she has only recovered bits and pieces of the first twenty-five years of her life before the attack. Her captors release her soon after they all arrive in London, when she becomes involved in their mission to track down a man with whom she was in a relationship when she was in college, in fact a professor who was even then considered a radical. To say the plot is international in scope would be a vast understatement, taking our protagonist as it does from England to Switzerland, Egypt, Tahiti, New Zealand and on and on, covering all seven continents.
The brief descriptions of the world capitals and their most famous sites are beautifully done, I might add. Be that as it may, it is a page-turner, and definitely recommended. Parenthetically, the title derives from an old Chinese proverb: May 19, Betty rated it it was amazing Shelves: Deceit, conspiracy, and a wild worldwide chase! Alan Cook often combines a bona-fide murder mystery and adventure story with reality This book is no different, in fact as it delves into international financial institutions and governmental bailouts, I would say he has done a great deal of research on the subject.
This is the 3rd book in the series If you have not been following the adventures of Carol Golden Deceit, conspiracy, and a wild worldwide chase! This is the 3rd book in the series If you have not been following the adventures of Carol Golden, she is still trying to recover memories she has forgotten having suffered amnesia.
Now, after a quick "abduction" while buying chocolates for her grandmother, she finds herself again facing the man who helped her regain what memories she has. Now she is about to go undercover with these two agents her abductors and now team-mates to locate, and possibly kill, a man she has been told was her lover in college. A man she has no recollection of. A worldwide seven-continent chase ensues, making this one of the most interesting chase books I've read. Her former mentor has said that the man they are looking for is trying to bring down the Western World; she has been told this man is financially ruining the countries by security transactions causing banks to lose billions and possibly causing banks to fail.
In this case she is able to break an important code.
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But all is not as it seems. Is she on the right side or the wrong side? Has she been duped? I really enjoyed this book with its suspense, characters, some humor and most of all its glimpse of the world. Miracle rated it it was amazing Aug 16, Jan rated it it was ok Apr 25, Julie rated it liked it May 07, Jonathan Oag rated it really liked it May 01, Kathy Waits rated it liked it Jan 03, Wildbriar rated it it was amazing Mar 27, Melanie rated it it was amazing Apr 24, Bonny Robinson Cook rated it it was amazing May 06, Gail Hartsfield rated it it was amazing Jul 07, Deborah added it Apr 21, Bryan Cacciatore added it May 20, Shannon Lynne marked it as to-read Apr 30, Sheila Read marked it as to-read Apr 30, Rachella Baker marked it as to-read Apr 30, Barry marked it as to-read Apr 30, Darlene Howard marked it as to-read Apr 30, Tiffany marked it as to-read Apr 30, Lisa Ann marked it as to-read Apr 30, Ivy Hedge marked it as to-read Apr 30, Sonia marked it as to-read Apr 30, Tracey marked it as to-read Apr 30, Sarah marked it as to-read Apr 30, Cindy Gates marked it as to-read May 01, Kirsty marked it as to-read May 01, Miriam marked it as to-read May 01, Ashley Barrieau marked it as to-read May 01, No Substitute for Myth.
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Buy the eBook Price: Available in Russia Shop from Russia to buy this item. Or, get it for Kobo Super Points! In this series View all. Ratings and Reviews 3 12 star ratings 3 reviews. Yes No Thanks for your feedback! I don't know of any other book that takes place on all 7 continents. Carol Golden doesn't let the fact that she was initially abducted prevent her from attempting to find out who is behind the attempt to find an ex-boyfriend she doesn't remember because of her amnesia. If you like travel combined with suspense, this may be the book for you.
I tried several times to continue reading this book but found it of no interest to me whatsoever. Just couldnt get into it. In Dangerous Wind by Alan Cook, investigator Carol Golden is kidnapped and ends up on a whirlwind journey that takes her across the seven continents and into some prickly, yet highly entertaining, predicaments. Carol, who also goes by the names Cynthia and Iako, has quite the checkered past, further complicated by amnesia, a fierce independence and a low tolerance for nonsense.
By the way, the code-breaking scenes are terrific.