Review: Out of Control
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 10, 2012
What started out as a good, unique and interesting spy novel spun out of control.  Mid-way through, for about 80 pages it turned into the worst thing for a spy novel - boring.  Thereafter it turned to one improbable scenario after unbelievable circumstance.  Let's have a mere captain persuade and dupe none other than General Patton to do our bidding, shall we?The novel begins with two spies being trained by their respective countries, USA and Germany, to infiltrate their enemies at the core level.  A promising start.  One began to suspect that the book would veer into the unbelievable when both performed superhuman self-mutilations.  That could have been overlooked if the believability factor did not go down from there.  Some suspension of reality is inevitable in novels of this type, but this one went overboard.  Every twist and turn was not only the product of a fertile imagination, but also the only place where such an event could take place.  Added to that, we are given a superhero spy/killer who has qualms every time he kills.  Would this be the type that gets through all the background testing to be infiltrated?  Doubtful.There are plenty of much better spy books out there - even for the price.  In Mr. Driskell's defense, the historical features are very good.  Unfortunately, not much else.