Review by rhendel -- Devil in False Colors by Jack Winnick
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Review by rhendel -- Devil in False Colors by Jack Winnick
[Following is a volunteer review of "Devil in False Colors" by Jack Winnick.]
Devil in False Colors by Jack Winnick is the third installment of the Lara Edmond and Uri Levin series. In this book, Agents Edmond and Levin are tasked with investigating a horrific terrorist attack against Jewish children in Los Angeles. During the investigation, both agents are forced to go undercover in separate operations to learn more about, and hopefully prevent, the next series of attacks. With the agents’ lives at stake, the FBI works to keep Lara and Uri safe while working to take down another dangerous terrorist operation that threatens not only Los Angeles, but the entirety of Israel as well.
I really enjoyed reading this book; in fact, I read it in just two days! I had read the second installment in this series, Devil Among Us, but enjoyed this book much more. The storylines in this book seemed more realistic which kept me engaged from the very first chapter. This was a suspenseful book with a few twists and turns that were unpredictable. I’m usually very good at guessing what the twists will be and how the book will end, and I was not able to predict this book at all! In fact, some of the things I predicted would happen were completely wrong, which I was pleasantly surprised at.
Because this was the second book in the series I had read, I felt a stronger connection to Lara and Uri than in Devil Among Us. However, if I was reading this as a standalone book, I think I would have wanted more character development and backstory. One thing I didn’t enjoy was that a lot of characters were introduced and given backstories but were only part of the story for a few pages or chapters. It felt like I had wasted time learning about someone who was not going to play a large role in the plot. I would have preferred if that time had been spent further developing some of the main characters, such as Lara and Uri.
This book is very focused on military operations, whether that be police, FBI, or terrorism. While I understand why that’s important in the story, sometimes the book got too into the weeds on small details that didn’t matter to the story. I found myself skimming through several paragraphs that were just explaining military maneuvers, such as how a plane refuels from another plane in the air. It wasn’t relevant to the story and I felt like I had wasted time reading about it.
Overall, I rate Devil in False Colors 3 out of 4 stars. I found the story to be very engaging and suspenseful but would have preferred less military jargon and descriptions. I did not find any typos in the book, so it was edited very professionally. I would recommend this book to readers who like suspenseful spy novels. While I think people could read this as a one-off book, I’d recommend reading at least one of the first two books in the installment to help provide some more development for the main characters. The book uses a lot of derogatory language when referring to Muslims and Jews, so anyone sensitive to that may not enjoy reading this book.
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Devil in False Colors
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Devil in False Colors by Jack Winnick is the third installment of the Lara Edmond and Uri Levin series. In this book, Agents Edmond and Levin are tasked with investigating a horrific terrorist attack against Jewish children in Los Angeles. During the investigation, both agents are forced to go undercover in separate operations to learn more about, and hopefully prevent, the next series of attacks. With the agents’ lives at stake, the FBI works to keep Lara and Uri safe while working to take down another dangerous terrorist operation that threatens not only Los Angeles, but the entirety of Israel as well.
I really enjoyed reading this book; in fact, I read it in just two days! I had read the second installment in this series, Devil Among Us, but enjoyed this book much more. The storylines in this book seemed more realistic which kept me engaged from the very first chapter. This was a suspenseful book with a few twists and turns that were unpredictable. I’m usually very good at guessing what the twists will be and how the book will end, and I was not able to predict this book at all! In fact, some of the things I predicted would happen were completely wrong, which I was pleasantly surprised at.
Because this was the second book in the series I had read, I felt a stronger connection to Lara and Uri than in Devil Among Us. However, if I was reading this as a standalone book, I think I would have wanted more character development and backstory. One thing I didn’t enjoy was that a lot of characters were introduced and given backstories but were only part of the story for a few pages or chapters. It felt like I had wasted time learning about someone who was not going to play a large role in the plot. I would have preferred if that time had been spent further developing some of the main characters, such as Lara and Uri.
This book is very focused on military operations, whether that be police, FBI, or terrorism. While I understand why that’s important in the story, sometimes the book got too into the weeds on small details that didn’t matter to the story. I found myself skimming through several paragraphs that were just explaining military maneuvers, such as how a plane refuels from another plane in the air. It wasn’t relevant to the story and I felt like I had wasted time reading about it.
Overall, I rate Devil in False Colors 3 out of 4 stars. I found the story to be very engaging and suspenseful but would have preferred less military jargon and descriptions. I did not find any typos in the book, so it was edited very professionally. I would recommend this book to readers who like suspenseful spy novels. While I think people could read this as a one-off book, I’d recommend reading at least one of the first two books in the installment to help provide some more development for the main characters. The book uses a lot of derogatory language when referring to Muslims and Jews, so anyone sensitive to that may not enjoy reading this book.
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Devil in False Colors
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