Title: Misses the Mark
Review: Although Rule of Four left the gate at a relatively brisk pace, the it quickly became bogged down. Character development was sketchy and not helped by rambling and often pointless dialogue. Flashbacks came out of nowhere as did sub-plots. Branded as a mystery novel, The Rule of Four read more like a historical tour of the grounds and traditions of Princeton. Found myself all too often having to back up to see what I missed. Comparisons of this work to the DaVinci Code do not exist with the exception of the search for messages hidden in archaic documents.
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