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The Blue Ring

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This novel is not for the faint of heart.
A ring of kidnappers has been snatching ladies and girls in Europe, then proceeding to get them hooked on herion and force them to prostitute themselves to maintain their dirty habit. Luckily ex-mercenary's Creasy and his adopted 19 year old son have a vested interest in destroying "The Blue Ring".
The writing in this novel is relatively crisp and clean, perhaps counterpoint to the main plot line. Some of the passages Quinnell pens are indeed very unsettling and disturbing in his description which is almost too realistic. One almost HAS to wonder just how many papers he pulled his plot from, yet paradoxically there are parts where the reader must suspend their disbelief in order for the story on the whole to work.
I enjoyed this book even though it almost gave me nightmares as Quinell redefined what and who evil is in this world.

Quinnell's books rarely disappoint in the action thriller genre. However, with this one, he seems to have lost interest in the story with 40 pages to go. The denouement is over much too quickly.

That said, the rest of the book is vintage Quinnell. He has written far better books (The Mahdi is excellent, Man On Fire and The Perfect Kill are very good), but he does the 'tough guy out to take out the bad guys by whatever means necessary' as well as anyone.

If you plan to read The Blue Ring, be sure to read Man on Fire and The Perfect Kill first. The adopted son who plays such a predominant role in this book will make no sense if you have not at least read The Perfect Kill first.