RaveForeword ReviewsHerron’s intelligent prose satirizes government operations in an incisive and funny manner. This extends to a satisfying trolling of the US’s 45th president. Other characters are repulsive to the extreme, with their stories marked by exaggerated, gross humor ... With a bombastic climax in which the book’s disparate elements come together, and from which tough dames emerge triumphant, Bad Actors is a send-up of contemporary British international espionage that turns a jaundiced, droll eye on the undercurrents and corruption of government.
Martha Cooley
MixedForeword ReviewsThe book’s expository dialogue, combined with Ellen’s tortuous indecision over whether or not she should claim her winnings, results in some frustrating moments. Nevertheless, Ellen’s good heart, and the bond that she develops with Roy and his son, makes hers a warm and hopeful tale, if one that concludes with a reminder that life can be changed by ironic developments ... an unusual novel about a woman whose lottery win brings her to a deeper understanding of herself and what is important to her.
