A very nice follow-up to her first novel. ( )

There is exactly one writer I'll accept "the terrorist has a nuclear device" plots from, and it's Valerie Plame Wilson, whose actual specialty at CIA was anti-proliferation. Much love for Vanessa Pierson and the deliciously untrustworthy Bhoot. ( )

I feel that "Burned" is a bit slow as spy action thrillers go. I read very few of them, haven't tried Vince Flynn nor Lee Child yet, but I imagine that a lot more happens in most of their books. "Burned" is about trying to find a dirty bomb and a mole. There's action in the first few pages, set in Paris, and in the last few, set in Istanbul, but not very much in the intervening pages. Slower than Plame's first book, Blowback. And it sets up Book #3, probably in 12-18 months, but I won't be reading it. I'm not sure why most spy fiction authors feel they must do a mole book. Le Carre's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" is the best ever, written 41 years ago, and no one has ever come close to improving on it, including now Ms. Plame. This book feels to me like it was phoned in. ( )

this book is a good read which utilizes the authors expertise in the field. fun read ( )