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Title: NOT the next Robert Ludlum
Review: The story has lots of intrigue, but the writing is dull and lifeless and tedious to read. Written for people who don't have more than a third-grade level of reading skill. Not a single nice turn of phrase in the entire book. Dialog doesn't sparkle. Neither does Badel give us any reason to care about his characters. Just a bunch of cardboard people running around, and all too often doing rather dumb things. Too often I found myself saying, "Good Grief, no one would do that!" Sorry, but it all bored me.
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