Carol K. Carr
Auteur de India Black
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Œuvres de Carol K. Carr
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- Nom canonique
- Carr, Carol K.
- Date de naissance
- 19??
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Études
- George Washington University School of Law (J.D.)
- Professions
- lawyer
executive - Courte biographie
- After a career as an attorney and a corporate executive, Carol K. Carr turned to writing. Her first novel, "India Black," was published in January, 2011, by Berkley Prime Crime. The second novel in the series, "India Black and the Widow of Windsor," will be published in 2012. Carol lives in the Missouri Ozarks with her husband and two German Shepherds.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Membres
- 830
- Popularité
- #30,757
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 77
- ISBN
- 26
- Langues
- 2
- Favoris
- 1
The entire book is told from India’s first-person perspective. We aren’t given her exact age, but she’s described as still young and beautiful. She’s much more than just a pretty face, though, also being quite the good businesswoman, knowing exactly how to keep her girls in line and run a tight establishment. A practical, no-nonsense kind of woman, she oozes confidence and assertiveness, and doesn’t suffer fools lightly. India proves to have an adventurous side as well. Although French twists her arm a little to gain her initial cooperation, once embroiled in the caper, she’s all in, taking it very seriously and not giving up. I was amused by her keeping a gun in her purse that she knows how to use and impressed with her ability to take care of herself with self-defense moves that keep the bad guys on their toes. All in all, she was an admirable heroine who isn’t half-bad at the espionage game despite that not being her area of expertise.
India’s primary cohorts are French and Vincent. French—just French—as he chooses not to reveal any more about himself, works for the government in some sort of spy or “fixer” capacity and reports directly to the Prime Minister with his main loyalty being to that office no matter who holds it, not unlike U. S. Secret Service. He’s brave and resourceful, a great partner for India in their mission. Vincent is a street kid who India goes to on occasion for help with covert things. It’s him that she calls upon to help her remove Latham’s body, which of course, doesn’t go as planned. Vincent is loyal to India, though, and proves far better at the espionage game than some of the actual spies in Her Majesty’s employ. Of course, there are the main Russian baddies, Ivanov and Oksana, who lead India and French on a merry chase across England and keep jockeying with them for the upper hand.
I’ve noticed that India Black doesn’t really have spectacular ratings, but not having read any reviews yet, I’m not entirely sure why. If the story had any weakness, I’d say it would be in the characterizations. I would have been interested in learning more of India’s background and how she came to be in her current position, and while having French be a little mysterious was rather fun, I wouldn’t have minded knowing more about him as well. Otherwise, though, I personally quite enjoyed it. Perhaps that was due in part to Carol K. Carr’s writing style reminding me a lot of Diana Gabaldon’s. In fact, if I didn’t know their books were authored by different people, I might think them one and the same. India in a lot of ways reminded me of Claire Fraser from Outlander, too. If these two women were real, I think they might actually be great friends. The one big difference, though, is that this book has no romance of any sort despite the cover blurb hinting at some. Although one character ruminates that he thinks India is attracted to French, she vehemently denies it, instead insisting that he annoys her. Whether that might change in future books of the series, I have no idea, but I’m not holding my breath for it to happen. The story is called a mystery, but there’s very little actual mystery to solve, as the government officials know what became of the case. Therefore, it’s more of a suspense story, full of action and adventure as India and French try their level best to get the case back with things often not going their way. Overall, I found India Black to be a fun, madcap escapade that kept me entertained, and I look forward to continuing the series.… (plus d'informations)