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Title: Is this a novel or an outline?
Review: This is the first Patterson book I've read, and my impression of him hasn't changed. His plots are predictable (a judgment made after seeing Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider films) and lacks suspense. The way the story is written is like a proposal, there's not much detail and the way he portrays African Americans is very stereotypical, right down the food they eat. Although he has a noble attempt to deviate from the who is the killer plotline (we know who did the murders in the 2nd chapter), you'll know it's something they did in the past and someone is trying to erase it plotline. After reading Nelson Demille and other authors that dabbled in military conspiracies, I've made a conclusion that Patterson should not have strayed into this genre.
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