Thursday, August 04, 2005,5:15 PM
Fellowship of Fear - Aaron Elkins
In this story, Oliver sets out to teach some anthropology courses at a series of military bases in Europe--a nice break from his normal teaching routine, as well as an opportunity to travel around some interesting places. However, as soon as he arrives in Germany, his hotel room is searched and he is physically attacked. This is just the start of his troubles, as various arms of NATO security (who don't tell each other what they are doing) get him enmeshed in an attempt to discover a traitor among the faculty who is somehow getting secret information from military bases to the Russian KGB. (This story takes place more than 20 years ago.) The KGB is just as misinformed as the NATO guys, and the plot starts to take on a Keystone Cops affect--except there is a lot of mayhem and murder involved here. It was a good read. The plot got a little too ridiculous for me at times and I rolled me eyes once or twice when miscommunication heaped upon misinformation landed our protaganist in hot water. But it was entertaining and kept me reading, which is sometimes all I need in a book.
Marichu's rating: 3/5 stars
