The Untouchable
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(From the Hardcover edition)
Twenty years after his "retirement," ex-spy Victor Maskell attempts to come to terms with what has happened to his life by embarking on his memoirs. This is the plot which fuels Banville's stunning new novel--a story that goes beyond the mere facts of espionage to penetrate the intricate heart of the spy.
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An intriguing book. I was engaged by it, but the book is a bit of a dismal slog. The subject and narrator is a repellant character who does nothing to make himself look better than he is. His frankness is his only redeeming quality.
The writing is very good and I would gladly give it an additional half star if I could.
The ending is somehow satisfying; I felt that the main character got his just deserts.
