Review: Disappointing
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2013
I am a huge reader within this genre, and if you are going to write a geo-political thriller, with authors such as Ben Coes, Vince Flynn, Lee Child, Ted Bell, and the great Tom Clancy, then you better be spot on, with compelling characters and plot lines.  And it better be realistic.  Sigh.  I don't like being critical, but I have to say, I found the character of Abe Talley to be a disappointment.  Starting with the first scene, a terrorist threat in an airport, knowing what I know of weapons and combat situations, you had to suspend belief almost immediately.  The dialogue was cumbersome and unrealistic.  I read on, hoping it would get better, but it didn't.  When I finished, it was with relief, not satisfaction.