Title: much ado about nothing
Product review: I am an avid DeMille fan-I have read all his books. The last two, Up Country and Night Fall, are not up to his previous efforts. I was most disturbed by Night Fall because it lacked a sustained conflict. There is considerable repetition that doesn't move the plot forward. You can basically skip the whole section from around page 100 to 273 and not miss anything. I like the cynical John Corey. In the past he has been a much more dynamic character.The ending of the novel also seemed contrived and served to only frustrate me as it obliterated any chance of resolving the whole issue of Flight 800. Maybe Flight 800 can't be resolved, then why didn't he create a fictional flight?For my money Mayday, Spencerville, Cathedral and Lions Game are richer stories and keep you riveted. If you haven't tried DeMille yet, chose one of them. If you have read DeMille, you can only hope that he will pull out if his tailspin.
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