"A
standard half-comic secret agent thriller with an overeducated protagonist
undertrained in standard James Bond skills or attitudes."
When the news about a stolen list of Europol’s crucial undercover agents hits the global black market, agency’s top man Enrico Moretti is sent to Paris to retrieve the list, minimize the damage and capture the traitor. Cliché? Maybe… But this young Italian isn’t James Bond - he doesn’t know much about fighting, chasing or killing. But he knows something about seducing. And gambling. And drinking. And being a former police negotiator, most of all: storytelling. So when he gets a proper cover story, unlimited amount of money to spend in the City of Lights and teams up with a beautiful but dangerous black-haired girl and tough guys from Balkan’s underground, his mission can begin…
When the news about a stolen list of Europol’s crucial undercover agents hits the global black market, agency’s top man Enrico Moretti is sent to Paris to retrieve the list, minimize the damage and capture the traitor. Cliché? Maybe… But this young Italian isn’t James Bond - he doesn’t know much about fighting, chasing or killing. But he knows something about seducing. And gambling. And drinking. And being a former police negotiator, most of all: storytelling. So when he gets a proper cover story, unlimited amount of money to spend in the City of Lights and teams up with a beautiful but dangerous black-haired girl and tough guys from Balkan’s underground, his mission can begin…
First
Mission Paris (Spy)
By
Leone R. Giuliani
Independent
Publishing Platform
ASIN
#B01DCR0R28
Price
$2.99
174
Pages
Rating
2-Stars
“Poor Structure, Wordy, and Badly Edited.”
The story begins with an informer
entering the Europol office in The Hague, offering information for thirty
million euros. Number Four calls in their new agent Enrico Moretti, a rich
playboy fond of super-charged automobiles and beautiful women. The only thing
redeeming was the Paris backdrop for the story. Unfortunately, for me the story
failed as a spy novel, and felt more like a sex romp of a teenage boy’s first
trip to the City of Lights. It was poorly written, badly edited, needed work on
the structure, and way too many characters to keep straight.
Tom Johnson
Author of ASSIGNMENT: NINA FONTAYNE
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