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Title: Far below standard
Review: Cold Zero, Whitcombs autobiography showed signs of real writing talent. "Black" shows none of that talent. The characters are one dimensional and un-interesting. The plot is hopelessly confused. At just 360 pages, is a short book, but he seems to have had to work hard to stretch it that far. If it had been published as a short story it might have been better. As it is, it lacks reality, creativity and gravitas. Unlike Whitcomb, Andy Mcnabb was a REAL soldier in the war on terror, and knows how to write a taught, interesting book.
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