Review: I absolutely enjoyed this romp...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2013
This story put me in mind of The Great Train Robbery and The Ladykillers (two British classics) and a Rank/Pinewood Studios type of production, in terms of concocting a tale of pure escapism (no pun intended) with a certain level of accidental humour. You don't take it too seriously but if it COULD happen, then this is the way it WOULD pan out. I loved the whole concept of freeing prisoners by ingenius means, meticulous plans and just the right contacts, and found myself marvelling at the accuracy of the research to make the story half-believable and actually pull off what looks like an impossible task. It was so well written that I don't think you'd care whether the feats were do-able or not, and I think that's the sign of good writing.I bit quite a few nails as each escape came to its climax with me half expecting the whole gang to get caught bang-to-rights (anything could have gone wrong), and if I were watching it as a flim on screen, no doubt it would have been edge-of-your-seat viewing.However there is a glaring downside and I would have to say that the editing in this book leaves a lot to be desired (too many typos to ignore) and with a good going-over and amending, I would be happy to amend my star rating to a five. And I also noticed all the text was in bold, which is highly unusual and the page formatting in some places was a bit awry.Having said that though, as a fun read, I highly recommend this novel for the entertainment factor, categorising it as a romp, a caper and a lark!C.M Donaldson, author ofThe AL-EX Project (ALternative EXistence) Testing the limits of dream control