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Title: Contrived, old-fashioned, lucky protagonists
Review: Not a very believable thriller, the field agent who only did research now can take out terrorists with a gun? And without combat training, he continues to survive assassination attempts? I found the dialogue repetitive and old-fashioned...who writes "he would have called his wife, but he didn't want to quarrel with her"? On top of that, there seemed to be a big focus on smoking (maybe Silva has a product placement contract w/Benson & Hedges and Marlboro?). I didn't care about the characters at the end and felt as if this was too easily written...like a movie where everything conveniently happens in the protagonist's favor. Vince Flynn's writing is much tighter and more thrilling, and his characters have much more depth.
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