Dolly and the Starry Bird [Paperback]

Dorothy Dunnett (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 362 pages
• Publisher: Vintage; 1st Vintage Books ed edition (August 12, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394711580
• ISBN-13: 978-0394711584
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #809,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Example of a 70's Thriller, April 17, 2001

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S. Schwartz "romonko" (alberta canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dolly and the Starry Bird (Paperback)

I ordered this book from the library since it's out of print. This is the third or fourth book in the Dolly series, but I couldn't get the others first. My curiosity was piqued because I love Dorothy Dunnett's writing so much. This is as different from the Lymond and Niccolo series as possible, but a really good thriller. Even though the title sounds like a children's book, this book is certainly not that. Dolly is a large yacht and the hero is a bookish, bifocal wearing master spy from Britain MI6. The Bird in this book and the others is girl who gets embroiled with Johnson for some reason or other. This book keeps you guessing right up to the end. It is hard to follow all the way through since the characters are so bright and oh so brittle with their humour, but it's worth persevering with. I would like to continue to read what I can find of this series. It's actually quite a bit of fun.