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Title: Plot line is simple; full of errors
Review: Though the plot outline is intriguing, Clancy has developed an annoying habit and going into extraneous detail. This gets him, or his proofreader, lost. Character names are changing within a few pages (Tim, then Tom, then Tim); new characters suddenly appear and interact as if they have been introduced before; mystery characters are revealed accidentally in conversations (confirming one's suspicions) and then are dumped back into the shadows for later revelations. Sorry, I've enjoyed Clancy's earlier works but I've lost my taste for details of minutiae (e.g. what they ate for breakfast), repitition of character's motivitations and lack of details on key events in character's lives (Ding's wife's delivery is quickly passed over though we hear about the team's morning routine ad nauseum).
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