Negative Positive
Title: Don't Bother
Review: This was the first, and probably last, book of Higgins that I read. The consensus opinions are right about this - poorly plotted, rushed ending, boring villians, and cardboard heroes.The initial premise is fairly captivating; Hitler's diary saved from the bunker in Berlin, and the potentially world-shaking secrets held within. The problem is that the promise of the concept never delivers. Ultimately, I felt the great secret in the diary was not so astonishing, and would have little relevance anymore 60 plus years after the war.The 'cameo' of Saddam Hussein was forced at best, and didn't add anything to the story. I found the dialogue to be wooden and terribly cliched. The best parts of this book were the early scenes set in WWII. Once the story advanced to the present day, all the interest was lost as it became a fairly typical by-the-numbers thriller. You could expect this level of story-telling from an episode of most crime dramas on tv.
Is the review positive or negative? 