Title: Neat premise that drags on far too long. . .
Product review: Walt Becker's book, "Link" started off with a bang, sustained that bang halfway through the book and then believe it or not---imploded. Excuse the explosion metaphors but that's all that this book really inspires in me. The character's Samantha, Jack and Ricardo were interesting for a while, as was Dorn--the bad guy, but just about the time they all left Africa and headed for Bolivia, my mind started wandering and I kept looking not only at my watch, but at the end of the book trying to calculate how many pages I had left to read. Not a good sign. If Becker had kept the story simpler and not thrown in the DEA and Bolivian drug lords--it could have been a really compelling story, instead it just became tedious, and then at the end---rushed and convoluted. If Becker decides to write a sequel to this book--and gee I wouldn't be surprised if he does--let's hope he remembers that simple is the way to go.
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