Wilderness of Mirrors [Hardcover]

Linda Davies (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1995

Eva Cunningham, an undercover agent for British Intelligence, uses a diamond mine in Vietnam as bait to entrap an international businessman suspected of assisting China's illegal trade in nuclear weapons. By the author of Nest of Vipers. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Nest of Vipers, Davies's standout first novel, featured a heroine who could handle money and guns with equal ease. Here, Davies in effect splits that heroine in two, offering in her stead a battle-scarred MI6 agent and a female merchant banker, who together take on drug-and arms-dealing villains. Years back, British secret agent Eva Cunningham became a junky in a thwarted attempt to bust drug kingpin Robie Frazer, himself an underling to illegal arms mogul Ha Chin. Now Eva has a shot at revenge, and she calls on her old friend Cassie Stewart, a major force in the venture capital wing of a London bank, to help?though she neglects to tell Cassie that she is a spy and Frazer a blackheart. The primary bait that lures Frazer into Eva's trap is a Vietnamese diamond mine, the funding for which Cassie sets up through the cowboyish Vancouver Stock Exchange; the secondary bait is Eva herself, as she seduces Frazer and then plants a bug in his study that tips off MI6 to his theft of arms secrets and his contacts with Ha Chin. Unfortunately for Eva, Ha Chin's gunsel recognizes her from the bad old days and she is whisked off to Hanoi. Shortly thereafter, Cassie's business plan is disrupted; facing huge losses, Cassie frantically tracks down Eva and Frazer to enlist their help, and she is taken captive as well. The women escape, however, setting the stage for a bloody finale that ties up loose ends and sees justice done. Though its characters are refried, and its plot lacks the special crackle of Davies's first, this fast-moving yarn parlays money, sex and mayhem into an exciting read that establishes the author as a writer with a solid track record and a sterling future. 50,000 first printing; Literary Guild selection; author tour; Today Show appearance.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Davies (Nest of Vipers, LJ 1/95) delivers another thriller that combines the world of finance with espionage. Eva Cunningham spent four years in Southeast Asia as a deep-cover narcotics agent, only to become a heroin addict. Her target was Robie Frazer, a drug and gun lord whom she never actually met but swears vengeance upon. Eva, having completed her rehab, waits for the call from her superiors in the British intelligence community. Eventually, she finds herself in a complex scheme involving a diamond mine. Enter Cassie Stewart, Eva's friend, who is a venture capitalist. Cassie is sent to lure Frazer into a diamond venture proposed by Eva. Eva's problems begin when an associate of Frazer's recognizes her from her heroin days. Davies takes the reader into the backrooms of venture capitalists and the world of diamonds, and her latest novel should be as successful as Nest of Vipers. Recommended for public libraries.
-?Stacie Browne Chandler, Whitman P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 355 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (December 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385480385
• ISBN-13: 978-0385480383
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,144,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a little fuzzy in the beginning, but great, July 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Wilderness of Mirrors (Hardcover)

i loved this book. it was kinda hard to understand what was going on in the beginning, but after that it is great. it has everything, action, seduction, mystery, thrill.........

i am looking forward to reading her next book.........

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as her previous work, February 14, 2000

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"jayrajnaugah" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wilderness of Mirrors-P460317/2B (next) (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book after having read 'Nest of Vipers'. I was disappointed. The plot seemed to plod and did seem to be lost in some sort of Wilderness.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE EVER READ!, April 29, 2001

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Imperial Topaz (Marrakesh, Morocco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wilderness of Mirrors (Paperback)

I read Nest of Vipers in one day, and I read this book the next day. I found it equally as good. I can hardly wait for Linda Davies next book!!!