A Spy Came Home (Mac Ambrose)

I received very little from this book. It was just a pitch for gun control. I had my kindle read it to me. It was so exciting that I fell asleep!

This spy story was well thought out, and well written, with a fantastic female lead. I enjoyed as well that the story encompasses current events and history of gun control legislation and lobbying without bogging down for a moment.

Disclaimer: I received an unsolicited epub review copy of this book from the Author, in return for my feedback. My review is unbiased and entirely my own thoughts.

Well now, THAT REALLY WAS a fun 'ride'! Hard to believe 'A Spy Came Home' is the first novel of an Author I would probably not have discovered, had it not been for her unsolicited epub review copy; thank you, thank you, thank you, Ms. Wake! Any storyline that makes the reader outraged in one breath and celebratory in another, is one which intensely grips one's imagination and emotions. In this case the story involves political corruption, governmental sleaze and the associated cover-ups, surrounding the ever-present gun control debate. In this case, battled by Ms. Wake's newfound protagonist, in the form of the sassy Mac Ambrose - she's smart, confident, thorough and professional, she's audacious, she's tough ... and I eagerly await her next exploits which, thankfully, are due to be published shortly.

This is a great emerging new Author, with an equally great new lead character. Highly recommended!

I had trouble reading this book although I found the subject matter quite intriguing and meaningful. Certainly a subject matter where arguments are made against controls but in a civilised society (especially in this day and age); it surely makes sense to have strong gun control. The story reveals what the anti-control lobby can be believed to be – a lobby for self-interest, not interest for the greater good of the community as a whole.
The trouble I had reading the book was perhaps the complexity and number of parties involved - the “alphabet soup” of law agencies and the flashbacks to years before the current date when Mac was reminiscing about her long time love interest, Joe. Then we also have school girl friends that are behind her mission and a couple of other girls involved, one a new staff member at the paper and the other her friend outside the paper. Several times I found myself backtracking to check on a situation or person to get them in my mind’s eye as they reappeared. Maybe more explanation of the characters as they reappeared or were introduced would have helped the story flow for me.
Because of my reading troubles with this book, I have not rated it as high as I may otherwise have done, but have to say that the story line was excellent and Mac is a master of behind the scene planning and implementation of her plan to bring a mission to a successful conclusion.
Moses