The Nature of Things

All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I learned of this book through a review by my fellow blogger, Carmen , who liked and recommended it. After reading her review, I decided to put it in my reading queue. I confess I was not familiar with Olen Steinhauer's work, but it seems he has authored a number of novels of international intrigue that have been highly acclaimed. From what I have learned of his writing, he specializes in elaborate, very intricate plots which keep the reader guessing right up until the end. All the Old Knives continues that tradition. This is the story of two old C.I.A. colleagues and lovers, Henry Pelham and Celia Harrison (now Favreau). They were working together in Vienna in 2006 when something so catastrophic happened that it marked the lives of everyone involved forever. There was a hostage incident at the Vienna airport in which terrorists took over an airplane with 120 souls aboard. They demanded the release of several prisoners...