The Capablanca Variation: The End Game, by Douglas Quinn, is fast paced and varied. Jennifer Ellis has a twin brother, Theo, who seems to always be in trouble. When Theo gets into a bind with the FBI, Jennifer is strong armed into working with the CIA and FBI to capture a known terrorist in order to secure her brother's freedom.
The hunt leads us through several venues of Morocco with a big showdown fit for a Western. Extremes between Morocco's Muslim culture and Western tourism are intertwined with the intrigue. Throw in a few bumbling operatives and you have yourself a good tale!
This book continues on themes from Douglas Quinn's book The Spanish Game, but is a good stand alone read. The storyline is well paced, the characters are interesting, and the flow is good. There were a few minor mechanical errors, but they did not impact the enjoyability of the story.
The only thing I feel was missing was resolution regarding Theo. I was left wondering what happened to him and the situation he had gotten himself into, with only my assumptions to close the matter for me. A page or two extra would have been sufficient enough to address this area. Other than that, an overall good read.
On a scale of 1-4, I give this book a 3.5. Good pace and great characters, but in need of a tied loose end.
This book was published by iUniverse.
ISBN: 978-1-4502-5886-9
Thank you to Douglas Quinn, via his publicist Donna Higgins Colson, for the gift of this book.
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