Title: This book continues an apparent downward trend.
Product review: I bought Matarese Countdown because I have read all of Mr. Ludlum's novels. Absent strong reviews for any future works, this is the last I'll bother reading. The gripping turns of the plot that made his early works page turners are more contrived than ever in this one. To say that the dialogue is wooden is a serious insult to our friends from the plant kingdom. The narrative is downright silly in places, and even contains obvious grammatical errors (which the editor should have caught).This book continues an apparent downward trend in quality; though nearly as poorly written, at least the Cry of the Halidon had an interesting plot.
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