Signet misclassifies the Tanner books as mysteries, hoping to take advantage of Block's unblemished reputation as an exceptional mystery writer. However, the Tanner books aren't mysteries. Rather, they are humorous spy/espionage/adventure novels set in the late 1960s. They are wonderful books, and I highly recommend this and the others in the series. But just don't expect a mystery, despite what the cover tells you.
Globe-trotting spy Evan Tanner has just accepted a daunting assignment: He's agreed to find a heartsick friend's long-lost love - and smuggle her out of Russia.
Everyone Evan meets on his trek across Eastern Europe is desperate for a one-way ticket to America - and for many of those people, he's the only hope. There's a subversive Yugoslavian author, a six year-old future queen of Lithuania, and the beautiful woman Evan's been sent to rescue - a sexy Latvian gymnast who wants to bring her eleven swinging teammates along for the ride.
Now Evan has to find a way to get his unruly brood of political refugees safely onto U.S. soil. Some might say it's an impossible task, but Evan always finishes what he's started - even when his own life is on the line....
Everyone Evan meets on his trek across Eastern Europe is desperate for a one-way ticket to America - and for many of those people, he's the only hope. There's a subversive Yugoslavian author, a six year-old future queen of Lithuania, and the beautiful woman Evan's been sent to rescue - a sexy Latvian gymnast who wants to bring her eleven swinging teammates along for the ride.
Now Evan has to find a way to get his unruly brood of political refugees safely onto U.S. soil. Some might say it's an impossible task, but Evan always finishes what he's started - even when his own life is on the line....
This is a reprint of the 1994 book where Tanner meets up with the six year old future queen of Lithuania, Minna, along with 12 swinging gymnasts and a subversive Yugoslavian author. Lots of fun!
Catherine M. (KittyJ) reviewed Tanner's Twelve Swingers (Evan Tanner, Bk 3) on + 49 more book reviews
Larry Block never disappoints!
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
While a fun book---don't know why they don't make movies about Tanner's adventures---you do have to leave plausibility behind in one of the last chapters. Which just reinforces the idea this would make a good movie.
a great character tanner is ,the man that never needs sleep and he allways gets into exciteing adventures a fun book to read.
