Review: Really workmanlike, a damned good read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
A really workmanlike book, well worth reading and really quite satisfying. However there are problems.This author's primary problem is his apparent admiration for his own character! He extols his virtues, not to mention his good fortune, at pretty well every turn. Mac McRyan is tall, lean, exceedingly handsome, undoubtedly a heart-throb, has incredible sex, is surrounded by totally gorgeous dames, is highly intelligent, exceedingly (that word again) perceptive, smart, confident, and to cap it all has just become wealthy. Phew, if that doesn't put you off don't bother to read any further..The story plot is pretty darned good and moderately believable for a thriller with political overtones. Some of the problem is that Mac is a little too lucky and too damned good and that can get a little irritating, as I've indicated above. His instincts are almost unbelievable, his liberties with his job (he's only a local detective) are just too much.Finally, the author commits a sin: The bad man, who is discovered in the last fifth of the book, is an unknown character! That means you, the reader doesn't get the opportunity to imagine which character he might be. I tried, indeed, following the usual rules I thought I might know who it had to be, but as a result of that sin I was miles out. It's a pity, Someone should tell Mr Stelljes about that particular rule because it damages an otherwise fairly good book.