Requiem for a Glass Heart

by David L. Lindsey, David Lindsay, Lindsey David

Book Overview

REVENGE CAN BE ECSTASY. Irina Ismaylova is a sexual assassin, luring men and women to her bed...and their death. From St. Petersburg to Paris, she kills not for money or for pleasure, but under orders... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385423128
• ISBN13: 9780385423120
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent spy thriller!

Just the ticket to fill my yearning for a good spy novel after seeing the movie Bourne Identity last week. I did not want this book by David Lindsey to end! It was so interesting, exciting, but in just the right amount to keep you intellectually stimulated. It was believable and so well-written I just loved reading it so much. The end was fine, I was a little confused about it, but I liked the book so much I would read something by Mr. Lindsey again in a minute. I could hardly put this book down. Irina, Krupatin, Cate, and Leo were really interesting characters as were Bontate and Wei.

Better Than Ever

I have just finished reading this book in one sitting. Such was its interest that I just could not put it down. Like a good Humphrey Bogart movie once started it just kept going. I consider Mercy by same author a masterpiece of its gendre. THe only comparable author is John La Carre but I find Lindsey a far more interesting writer who tells a much better story. The aspect of the book that I liked most is Lindsey's ability to paint a large canvas; his villains are that bad and stride over continents. He always impresses me with his scolarship in both crime and art history. At his best he can develop beleivable charecters; Cate has my sympathy and interest as does her Russian counterpart Irene. Without getting into detail which is covered by other reviews this was a really good read.

GIRLPOWER provided by Mr. Lindsey (Excellently written!)

In MY honest opinion David L. Lindsey has outdone himself writing this novel. Remember to read this little beauty of suspence. And while you're at it, don't forget to read MERCY as well...

An awesome book

David Lindsay created an extremely complex book that jumps from here to there in a way the reader can follow even at 2 in the morning. Wonderful character development, a little too much effort on the plot, and even thought-provoking.

The Best David Lindsey Since Mercy

I always thought that Mercy was one of the better thrillers I had ever read. I waited with baited breath for another Lindsey book up to this standard.Well, it is here in Requiem for a Glass Heart. David Lindsey has developed two leading characters, Irina and Cate, who are vibrant, intellegent, sexy and very complex. I don't usually go out of my way to read thrillers with women lead figures (sorry about this bit of sexism)but I was enthralled by international assasin Irina and FBI agent Cate and how their lives came together. The worlwide settings added to intrigue of the story as well. The worst thing that happed to me while reading Requiem for a Glass Heart was my airplane landing home on Friday night with just over thirty pages to go. I had to sit in the terminal and finish the story of Irina and Cate before driving home after a long week on the road. That is true testiment to the writing skills of Mr. Lindsey.