Loved learning about Italy, the language but the suspense was what kept me from putting the book down!

Not bad enough for me to stop reading and trash it but close. Was I reading a travel magazine or sitting in on an Italian language school?

The author has such an amazing way of keeping the reader intrigued.

A great story about a villain who becomes quite the sympathetic hero. Running from the CIA, and every other country’s underground killers, Grisham takes us on a furious chase from Italy to Washington D.C. I wanted to know what happened to the main character so intensely, I had trouble putting the book down.

With throw of a dart John Grisham chooses a great place for this character to start his adventures of freedom. The more I read about this guy, the more I come to like him. This is by far one of Grisham's better works. The more I read about Italy, the more I wanted to understand the language and sample the cuisine.

I'm a Grisham big fan but this novel has a good theme developed with a boring story. Still, most of Grishams book are awesome, I won't stop reading his books. Just a bad day at the office w/this book.

Incomplete. Looks like Grisham's purpose was to enjoy Italy and write off the expense. The ending suggests he just got bored.

This is my first John Grisham book, and I am now a fan, I can't wait to read what else he has to offer.

Time well spent

I agree with another review that said that the first 20 chapters were pages out of Rosetta Stone. It was painfully slow reading with no real ending. Big fan, but far from his best work.