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Book Reviews of Tanner on Ice (Evan Tanner, Bk 8)

Tanner on Ice (Evan Tanner, Bk 8)
Tanner on Ice - Evan Tanner, Bk 8
Author: Lawrence Block
ISBN-13: 9780451194107
ISBN-10: 0451194101
Publication Date: 8/1/1999
Pages: 309
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 22 ratings
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Paperback
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5 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Tanner on Ice (Evan Tanner, Bk 8) on + 21 more book reviews
Very funny book starring Evan Tanner, who's been literally "on ice"--as in frozen (no, really)--for 20 years.
reviewed Tanner on Ice (Evan Tanner, Bk 8) on + 244 more book reviews
Great series! strong plot and storyline
reviewed Tanner on Ice (Evan Tanner, Bk 8) on + 37 more book reviews
Once, Evan Tanner was known as the thief who couldn't sleep, carrying out his dangerous duties for a super-secret intelligence agency. Then someone put him on ice - for about twenty-five years. Returning to the world (and trying to catch up with a quarter century's worth of current events), Tanner is about to embark on a new covert assignment that will take him to the exotic Far East, where mystery and menace are a way of life....
Now, whether he's dodging double crosses or disguising himself as a monk, Tanner is learning that when it comes to power games, pretty women, and political wrangling, some things never change. And he's making up for lost time - with a vengeance.
reviewed Tanner on Ice (Evan Tanner, Bk 8) on + 495 more book reviews
more of the thief who couldn't sleep
hardtack avatar reviewed Tanner on Ice (Evan Tanner, Bk 8) on + 2540 more book reviews
Apparently, this is the last of Block's "Evan Tanner" series, as it was published in 1998, with no more since then. While it is not as good as some of the others in this series, it is one thousand times better than the previous book---Me Tanner, You Jane---which was unbelievably awful.

It is interesting the previous "Me Tanner, You Jane" was published in 1970, or 18 years before the following "Tanner on Ice." It may be that the former book killed most people's interest in this series. Although, Block may have hoped "Tanner on Ice" book would revive reader's interest, as the ending suggests Tanner's professional life would be continuing and his possible relationship with Minna is unresolved.