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Review title: If you liked his older books, you won't like this!
Product review: I am astonished by all the rave reviews. I found this book to be unreadable - really cartoonish and reminiscent of countless other dumb thrillers. More importantly the characters were cardboard - especially the villain, but also the "hero", defined only by a few mannerisms or characteristics (the villain was "evil", etc.)Where is the thoughtful author of such memorable stories as "Up Country", with complex, nuanced, stories and characters? I used to love deMille because he was so much better than the kind of book that "Wildfire" is.I assume he deliberately made the choice to write something by the mechanical thriller recipe book - it must take a lot less time than the satisfying novels he used to write, and, judging by the rave reviews, satisfies a lot of people. But I won't be reading any more.In short, if you liked the denser, more thoughtful books and characters, my advice is not to waste your money on this one.
