Burnt Sienna [Import] [Hardcover]

David Morrell (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Headline (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074726340X
• ISBN-13: 978-0747263401
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent thriller, April 3, 2000

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Aaron Steel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burnt Sienna (Hardcover)

Morrell has long been a favorite author of mine, and although he slipped a little with his last book, he has delivered another winner in Burnt Sienna. Interesting characters, tons of suspense, and fast paced action make for a great read that you will finish before you know it. Some of the events are predictable, but the with the intrigue and intense action you won't care. Morrell's writing is much better than most other books in the genre. If you are a Morrell fan or just a thriller fan in general, pick this one up.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure action adventure, March 5, 2000

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John A. Hammett (Tallahassee,Fl.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burnt Sienna (Hardcover)

Now I know why David Morrell is one of my favorite writer.Burnt Sienna starts with a bang and does not stop until the explosive ending.This book will make you read it in two days.Mr. Morrell,please do not wait so long to write another.If you liked the fast pace action of "Extreme Denial" and the love story of "Double Image" than this book is for you.David Morrell's books keep getting better and better.

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A heavy-handed and predictable novel., March 12, 2000

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E. Bukowsky "booklover10" (NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burnt Sienna (Hardcover)

I have read a number of books by Morrell in the past because he has the ability to write extremely exciting action sequences. Unfortunately, in "Burnt Sienna," even the action sequences are not particularly exciting. In fact, this book is weak in a number of ways. The lead character, Chase Malone, a Marine who becomes a world-famous painter, is a macho man with a sensitive soul. Sienna Bellasar, the beautiful heroine, is a somewhat clueless beauty who seems to be oblivious to the fact that she is married to a psychopath. Do beautiful women have to be so dumb? Sienna's husband, Derek, is a "by the numbers" character. He's filthy rich from selling armaments to rogue regimes, and he will do anything for money. Bellasar also discards women who pass the age of thirty, because their beauty starts to fade. When I say "discards," I mean it literally--he has them killed. Our hero, Chase, is sent by the CIA to save Sienna and to stop Derek from his nefarious activities. None of these characters ever comes to life. The action sequences are not particularly exciting. The only part of the book that moved me was the last page, which was somewhat poignant. Overall, I had the feeling that Morrell wrote this book mechanically; "Burnt Sienna" is not his best work.