Excellent read. Action, romance and mystery all rolled into one wonderfully written novel. I finished the book in two days because I simply could not put it down.

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I can't say this was a great book. To me, it read a little like an evening cable show. I was able to guess the mole early on and I was unable to really believe the main character.

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Really enjoyed this book....love, mystery, suspence...a great read!

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What a wonderful read! Pam Jenoff again captures our interest with the life of a Holocaust survivor and the bold and courageous steps she takes to not only better her live but the lives of others. With the thread woven into the story through several characters that true love never dies, The Diplomat's Wife is a real page-turner! It's a great book to add to your reading list or for your book club to read.

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I absolutely loved this book! It was hard to put it down! Just when you think you've got it all figured out something happens that you didn't expect! Read this book, you will not be disappointed!

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Pam Jenoff's second book, The Diplomat's Wife" drew me "into" the book quickly. Jenoff's writing details each character with a quality that keeps the reader spell-bound. The plot is filled with mystery, historical fiction and the talent of a great author. I will be waiting to read a third book by this author.

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This is one of the best books I have read for a long time.Dont know if this was ever popular or not I found it at the Goodwill. It reads easy no bogging down or boring stuff. A little romance,secret service, and war.

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This book held me engaged right up until the last couple chapters, where suddenly it became a conspiracy theory. I expected the romance to resolve implausibly (romances tend to do that), but the author made the romance dependent upon the mystery -- which is clearly not the point of the book and clearly NOT Jenoff's forte.

The odd part is that there were no red flags through the majority of the book that the writing would deteriorate so rapidly towards the end. As a result, the climactic moments are a complete let-down. First the female narrative becomes shallow and ludicrous with no emotional nuance (he's dead! how sad! he's not dead! how shocking!) and then the romantic obstacles are unravelled through inexplicable revelations that come completely out of left field.

The conclusion of this book reminded me of the (deliberately ridiculous) conclusion to the movie "Down With Love" except without the irony. Unfortunately humour doesn't seem to be Jenoff's forte, either.

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