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Greene spoke of this work as one of his “entertainments” or in other words, not a serious novel and that seems to track in my view as it‘s a formulaic thriller much like Orient Express. While not at all among my favorite Graham Greene novels, I still appreciate his protagonists‘ often complex, shifting and conflicted feelings about their own actions. This might be the first Greene novel I‘ve encountered which lacks Catholic themes. It was…okay.

This Greene was a pretty basic Noir from early in his career.I enjoyed it. I have to say I enjoy all the Littens reviews of all their Christmas themed reads. I‘m such a mood reader, I can‘t seem to plan for seasonal reads ! I got a kick out of the serendipity of there being a Christmas reference towards the end of the book! 🎄🎅🎄Ho ,Ho,Ho!

Noir with a #scar. Raven is a contract killer with a terrible scar. He is an ugly man dedicated to ugly deeds. His scars are both physical and emotional. #Marchintooz