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(More customer reviews)I was really looking forward to this book. Andrew Britton's previous novels were supberb thrillers. Good writing, which is rare to find in thrillers these days. Strong characters that more than just cardboard cutouts. Great villains. Tight plotting. Sadly, the author passed away either writing this novel or shortly after completing it. Most likely, the publisher had someone touch up or finish the manuscript.
The storyline and characters are great. The president's niece, an aide worker, is killed in Darfur. Ex-Special Forces and CIA operator Ryan Kealey is manipulated into coming back into the fold to investigate, and he unravels a conspiracy that reaches back to Washington, DC. A really dark, cynical tale with some interesting characters.
But the writing and plotting leave a lot to be desired. At barely over 300 pages, it's extremely short for a Britton novel. However the story itself is much more complex than the previous books. This book reads more like a firt draft and at many chapters, I felt like I was reading more of a detailed outline than a completed novel. There's lots of subplots and numerous characters, but not sufficient space to fully develope all these different plots and characters. I was left with the feeling that Andrew intended for there to be a lot more than what this book has.
It's not a bad book and is still better than a lot of other recent thrillers I've read, including Vince Flynn's last one. If Andrew had been able to put enough time and energy into this novel, I have no doubt I'd be giving it 5 stars. There's the potential for a really great novel here. I just hope the publisher doesn't continue to release sub-par books with Andrew Britton's name on it.
If you enjoyed the previous three books, you'll like this one, but you probably will be a little disapointed.
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