This book started off promisingly, but quickly unravelled into a messy, disjointed thriller. The plot was either predictable or wildly implausible, with clunky twists and rushed setting. The main character lacked any qualities that made you sympathise with them or take an interest in their welfare. The attempts to bring credence to the plot are attempted through reference to real life events or publications, but these merely act to make the story even more unlikely and lack coherence. One of the poorest novels I have read for some time and a big disappointment. You don't need to be a literary genius to write a good thriller but you do need to give your readers a protagonist they can engage with and some dramatic tension. Unfortunately, Robert Bourne pulls off neither of these tricks and the result is probably the most boring novel I've read since I made the mistake of trying Tom Clancy in the mid-nineties. What makes it worse is that his handling of the interesting - but sadly underdeveloped - sub-plot involving English Fascists and pro-German spies shows that he could have come up with something better had he tried.
Sam Bournes books are always a very good read, a very good thriller author.
—Bumsik
Excellent book from Sam Bourne, his best so far.
—CandyBunny
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Interesting.
—LauraLovezzYuh
Probably the worst of Sam Bourne's books.
—anjelika
3.5
—Lee
