Review: Just okay
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2013
Oil, liquid gold. People squabble for control over it, and many a dirty deal are carried out in these battles. Jonathan Marshall is an average office worker at one of the largest oil corporations in the world, and one day he comes across some information he shouldn't have seen. Suddenly his world is turned upside down and some very influential people want him dead.The characters in this book are distinct and based on reality. Jonathan is understandably uptight from being overworked and unappreciated, his coworkers are a range of the types you might find in any office (the sort-of-annoying office buddy, the skirt chaser, etc). As Jonathan gets deeper and deeper into trouble his life intersects with crazier and more interesting people.Eventually the whole thing becomes an international affair, with various organizations having a part to play.Overall the book was a little dull. I think it was caught between trying to be very funny and trying to be a somewhat serious thriller. I found that it fell kind of flat. Perhaps more engaging writing would have done the trick; there are some exciting parts in the novel, and the writing as it gets the job done, but many times I wished the descriptions were more colorful or engaging. The book was somewhat unpredictable, and I wanted to see what weird situation the main character would get into next. For a light piece of fiction this is decent.