| January 1998 [The
Scorpion Signal] |
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Date
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Title
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Summary
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| 1 |
Realism lost |
Early promise of a gritty tale gets lost in a fantasy
ending. |
| 2 |
Bracken appreciation |
Some respect for a little-acknowledged DiF. |
| 3 |
A "disastrous blunder"? I don't think so... |
Some questions about the purported reason for sending
Q after Schrenk. |
| 4 |
At last! Q's age! Or is it? |
Have we finally been given His Ferretship's correct age? |
| 5 |
Zoya--a "crush"? |
Something going on between Quiller and his female renegade
doctor friend? |
| 6 |
Croder's status and the Bureau hierarchy |
Who is this Croder, anyway? |
| 7 |
Security malfeasance and Shapiro |
Nagging questions about Shapiro and life before Schrenk. |
| 8 |
So what are they afraid of? |
Bureau employees must know the facts about Shapiro--so
why the white faces? |
| 9 |
Bracken in the dark |
It's one thing to keep things from the exec, but not
from the DiF. |
| 10 |
The big lie |
Q's moment of self-deception. |
| 11 |
Bracken: untrustworthy? |
Maybe there's a reason for not letting Bracken in on
"Scorpion." |
| 12 |
Did Quiller lie down? |
Perhaps letting Schrenk get to the gun was no accident. |
| 13 |
Talk about detailed intelligence! |
Sometimes the Bureau knows a lot, sometimes a little. |
| 14 |
Memory |
Some remarks on the various kinds of memory Q practices
in <Scorpion>. |
| 15 |
Pride |
Some unfortunate things about that which goeth before
a fall. |
| 16 |
The fragmentary briefing |
The picture comes up in fits and starts, bits and pieces. |
| 17 |
Leningrad cell |
Is blowing the cell such a much? |
| 18 |
Pride (continued) |
Some fortunate things about that which goeth before a
fall. |
| 19 |
Pyotr Ignatov |
Some words about Schrenk's chief assistant. |
| 20 |
Okay, did Schrenk lie down? |
Was Quiller given a boon? |
| 21 |
Ignatov walks: Why? |
Remarks on Ignatov's rather puzzling degree of influence. |
| 22 |
Speed |
Why the onset of <Scorpion> seems suspiciously rushed. |
| 23 |
Two Moscows |
At start and end, it's as if <Scorpion> takes place
in two different cities. |
| 24 |
Everything falling apart is put together |
Some comments on tying loose ends. |
| 25 |
Yuri Gorsky |
An appreciation of a masterful portrait of the Russian
upravdom. |
| 26 |
Natalya Fyodorova |
Schrenk groupie and Kremlin secretary: An assessment. |
| 27 |
Grudges |
Some remarks on Schrenk's motivations. |
| 28 |
Grudges, big and small |
What is really motivating Schrenk's vendetta? |
| 29 |
Performance evaluation: Quiller versus Schrenk |
You might be surprised at who comes out on top. |
| 30 |
Speaking of bravado... |
Some criticism of Croder's machismo posing. |
| 31 |
Close to reality? |
Does the Bureau really match cover identities to interests
and abilities? |
