Deep Lie

Keeps You Glued in!

it was a very interesting and thrilling book. kept me in suspence the whole time i was reading it.

About 15 years ago, before the genesis of his Pat Conroy-esque Lee Family series and his equally successful Stone Barrington books, Stuart Woods apparently decided he liked the ground Tom Clancy was beginning to tread. After this book, he decided one was enough, which makes this effort the stronger for all that. Woods has proven that if you don't get too gee-whiz in the Clancy fashion, you can still get the job done. Keep the story simple, avoid Ludlum-style mazes of subplots and gobbledegook, and your reward will be that not that many people will call you a dilletante or a poseur. There's even a bit of Clive Cussler-style huge-evil-plot. Heroine Kate Rule comes off more as a contemporary of Clancy's Jack Ryan than a ripoff in this sort-of prequel to "Grass Roots". She can kick butt when needed without becoming a cartoonish Wonder Woman clone (as she proves when she nails a guy who's been shadowing her). The Russians as the bad guys aspect of this book can be attributed to the fact that the Cold War wasn't over yet when it was written. We get to see Will Lee as a supporting character while he's still only in a casual relationship with Kate. Plus Will's boss Senator Ben Carr while he still has his health and vitality. So this book is also consistent with the character development we've come to expect of Woods. I love the Lee Family series. I also love Clancy's Jack Ryan books. This book is a fusion of the two that isn't really that incongruous, especially since Woods did it only once.

This book was my first exposure to Stuart Woods. I read it when it first came out in paperback in the late 80's. Since then I have read all of Woods' books and have without fail enjoyed all of them. In recent years his books seem more cranked out based on the quality of the writing, but I really can't complain since I still can't put 'em down once I start reading.

This was just a damn good book. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Well written. I had to laugh when they were talking about the new computers with 20 Meg Hard drives. Makes me wonder what I'll be laughing about ten years from now (I just hope I have the opportunity). I highly recommend this book to anyone who just wants to have a fun read.

This early book was indeed a very good one. "Deep Lie" was an espioage story, but the title also implied that after a Soviet submarine wrecked at the fjords, and deep lied lie was then discovered. Woods almost turned a spy writer with this one, he also aped to become a horror writer with his UNDER THE LAKE, but he chose to write topics more secular and realistic. A most talented writer, readers should try his wonderful RUN BEFORE THE WIND and its sequel GRASS ROOT and so on until PALIMDROME.