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Isvik

by Hammond Innes

Mystery

1991

This is one of Hammond Innes's weakest books . It is overlong, wordy, with unbelievable characters and an even more unbelievable plot , which is not even satisfactorily resolved at the end. Sadly, it is a reflection of the author's failing powers as he grew older

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