It's an interesting look at loyalty, growing older and making peace with one's self. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I did! From the very first chapter I was sucked into the plot, the characters and the adventure. Kudos to the author for telling a gripping tale with some funny moments too. Reading this book felt a little like being a backseat driver in a vehicle with Tom Clancy at the wheel, Jeffrey Archer doing the fast deals and Robin Cook bankrolling border control.

Part hippy reminiscence, part Robert Ludlum- Reading this book felt a little like being a backseat driver in a vehicle with Tom Clancy at the wheel, Jeffrey Archer doing the fast deals and Robin Cook bankrolling border control. Part hippy reminiscence, part Robert Ludlum-on-speed, "Sutherland's Rules" brings two old friends and a gang of unlikely sort-of-heroes together on a drug run below the surveillance radar. Moreover, Dario has done his research and thinking I would not be surprised if MI5 have already read this novel and is in the process of closing the loopholes.

These are good-bad guys, challenging the monolithic apparatus of modern policing on a mission to keep a promise and to just Like teenagers who believe they are immortal, that they can run all the lights, cause no harm, have a thrill, and because of the type of friendship that we all crave -- the "I'll be there, no matter what" sort -- two over-sixties friends embark on a final drug run from Afghanistan back to the UK.

The motivations are complex but really don't stand up to too much considered thought. If you start thinking about it too much, you'd not do it, which is the problem for poor Christian when his best friend calls him from London and drags him into an escapade that will, in all likelihood, end in incarceration or death. That's the crazy underpinning to this plot; that the characters risk everything for old promises, love, friendship, and the thrill.

I don't want to ruin the story by divulging too much but if Mr. Nice met Robert Ludlum, drank too much coffee and got stoned, they'd imagine writing something like this. I enjoyed this story very much. Nothing supernatural here but a certain "high" that I found immensely appealing. About fifty pages into this book, the words "ripping yarn" came to mind.

Not that there's anything old-fashioned about this tight, colorful tale about two old friends who embark on a last, crazy adventure to Afghanistan to retrieve a large shipment of hashish. The relationship between the two lead male characters one a lifelong adventurer, one a former adventurer who's settled down but misses the thrill beautifully captures the dynamics of longtime male friendship, and the woman that one of th About fifty pages into this book, the words "ripping yarn" came to mind.

The relationship between the two lead male characters one a lifelong adventurer, one a former adventurer who's settled down but misses the thrill beautifully captures the dynamics of longtime male friendship, and the woman that one of them loves and who accompanies them on the mission is equally vividly portrayed: The book works in a lot of local color and detail, and sometimes the historical and political references packed into the dialogue slow the action down a little. But the book features several hair-raising scenes of suspense and action, and the ending in which the fate of the whole operation is in the balance until near the very end of the book is one that you won't soon forget.

Sutherland's Rules is a fun caper read, but it's more than just a caper.

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The characters are likable, their actions plausible, and you'll root for them to succeed in bringing their hash into England. The major action takes place in England and Afghanistan. Both are richly drawn.


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The author treats Afghanistan with respect. On Sutherland's Rules is a fun caper read, but it's more than just a caper.

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One of the characters says he'd like to return, and the author sets it up so that you can understand why. I'm not the target audience for this book, and I frequently find male-action stories cartoon like thinly discussed male fantasies, but I thoroughly enjoyed Sutherland's Rules. It's well written with good pacing. There's just the right amount of tension. Fun characters and the action is embedded in a well drawn world. More than 40 years after a British hippie made a deal for kilos of hash, the time has come to collect. Pursued by a bored civil servant who fancies himself the incarnation of Sherlock Holmes and attacked by warring Afghan militants, two old friends cross the globe to pull off the caper of a lifetime.

Sutherland's Rules is a smart and entertaining global adventure. The plot is revealed through decades of intrigue and friendship. The relationships between the characters are touching and their e More than 40 years after a British hippie made a deal for kilos of hash, the time has come to collect. The relationships between the characters are touching and their exploits keep you turning the pages to find out what will happen next and you're wondering how or if they can every pull off their plan.

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Nov 01, Diane rated it really liked it Shelves: D The review by Lynette is spot on. I can say there is nothing wrong with this book. There is plenty right though. The characters, the locations, the details, the excitement I love a book that leaves me at the end wanting it to go on and on. A really great story, that I recommend for everyone to read. You won't regret it!


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    7. I received this book from the author after being selected a winner in the Goodreads First Reads giveaway. Solid and fun adventure novel. Engaging and well-paced; perfect light entertainment for airplane, pool-side or commute reading. Bonus points for older protagonists with realistic issues that inform the story but don't hold them back.

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    And yet, some dumb teenage remnant of his mind is thrilled at the idea. And Khan desperately needs a big success to advance his stalled career. Before long, Christian finds himself in danger of losing everything - his business, his marriage, his freedom, and his very life. I loved this audiobook.

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    At first, to me, the reader's voice was off somehow, but by the second chapter I was in love with his inflections, tone, accents, and character voices. This isn't just typical pro-pot ridiculousness; this is a fantastically methodical story that is wonderfully relevant to current debates on drugs and pot specifically.

    It's just a great story!! Admittedly though, I imagine it does pair well with a bit of the green stuff. I can't wait to listen to more of Ciriello's works. A wonderful book, and a reading by Andrew Cullum that you are not being read to so much as immersed in the story.