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Title: Old plots and characters re-hashed
Review: Certainly not up to the standards of originality found in HFRO or Cardinal of the Kremlin. Tom, you've already used a death virus against the world.On characters, Clark and company are not saints, the efforts to make the characters more "real" comes across as contrived. The only interesting character was Popov, because his greed and questioning were real. He (Popov) would have figured out the dastardly plot about 200 pages earlier. At least he got the gold in the end.One other note Mr. Clancy, I do not need to be told fifty times that all the dumb terrorists are either dead or in jail, I got it after the first five. Summary: I have the distinct feeling that this book was a "vehicle" for a best selling author to come out with another best seller. I wish the current reviews had been posted before I bought the book. Re-read Cardinal of the Kremlin for a good Clancy story. He knows how to do it, he needs to dig deeper next time.,
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