"Do you really think James Bond was born James Bond? Or was he actually born Joey Numbnuts and then changed it after he became Double-Oh-Seven? How do you get to be James Bond? Where do you start? And how do you leave? How does James Bond retire? What happens when he runs out of spies to catch? Does he go back to being Joey Numbnuts?"
Size: 408 KB (76,888 words)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Sex Contents: Minimal Sex
Tags: Ma/Fa, Romantic, Military, Revenge
Review by Mythic Shadow [other reviews by Mythic Shadow]
Reviewed:
The Contractor is a fantastic spy story written by Rollie Lawson.
It tells the tale of a spy with a consience and does so through a series of flashbacks at first. These were set up in a good and structured way so that it became easy to follow the story right until you are at the present.
I loved the plot, which kept you rooting for the protagonist while the story itself is technically well structured too.
If you love the Jason Bourne movies, then The Contractor is a must-read.
Review by Nizzgrrl [other reviews by Nizzgrrl]
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The Contractor is a gift from rlfj in the 007 tradition, but rlfj raises more questions than comfortable. The sex is low key, the romance is sufficient, but the repercussions of violence is centerstage. How was this assassin created? How did justifiable well-intentioned murder meant to protect government become a profit center once the agency is privitized to people who demand it become a growth industy?
rlfj rushes you from page to page as the much renamed central character fights his way to save his life, his love, his moral code and his stashed monied identities while trying to retire.
Why did 007 became an icon of the late 20th century? Did the "Bond, James Bond" phenomena appeal because of the depiction of government sponsored unbloody violence, abundant money or inevitable sex without wet spots? My money is on Sean Connery -- and rlfj.
This was a quick read for me -- twice -- I couldn't wait, I bought the book.
