Review: First Rate Thriller
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2011
This book could rightfully take a place among political intrigue bestsellers. The book is written so that the main story line is laid out very quickly and it is easy to follow the plot development throughout the story.Jack is a likeable kid from Seattle who finds himself in the middle of a battle for the throne of England. Most of the characters are very well developed, the story is plausible with an ending that, while not truly surprising, ties everything up nicely.There are a few disappointments in the cast of characters. One would be the professional assasin who ruthlessly killed a helpless old lady at the beginning of the book but turned into the killer with a heart of gold at the end of the book - if there was a reason for the change, I missed it. Another would be the wife of one of the villians who was portrayed as abused, downtrodden, sad and unloveable but miracuously turned into a self-confident, lovely, liberated woman overnight.Overall, I enjoyed this story very much and will read other stories by this author. I received a complimentary copy of this book in order to review it.