Review: Vividly written with plenty of twists and turns.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2014
This is a really good political thriller, and I was pleasantly surprised. I'm not usually drawn to books like this, but when I was offered it in exchange for an honest review I thought I would give it a read. The book "Line of Succession" was really well written by author Michael Vandor. I was even more surprised when I found out this was his first book. Wow, nicely done Mr. Vandor!The authors' knowledge of the subject matter really showed through in this very believable story-line. I believe the plot was well thought out, and the characters were very well fleshed out as the story progressed. The strong leading lady "Kathleen Canfield" was very well portrayed. This character was written with enough back-story to allow the reader to connect, but not so much to detract from the story. As well, the supporting characters weren't just "popped in", nor were they "left hanging". They seemed fleshed out enough to support the leading lady. But, not overpoweringly so.I really enjoyed the dogfight scenes and re-read them several times. They were very vividly written by the author, and I could almost hear the gunfire and smell the smoke! All-in-all, I would recommend this book highly. I think the story-line was believable, it was very well researched and extremely well written for a political thriller. The story-line also had plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader interested throughout the book. I can't imagine asking more from a really good story. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future. Bravo!