Reasoner does a fine job of introducing his plot and getting the chase into motion, and he throws a few hanging curveballs from time to time as well. I enjoyed the bits of history that he threw in, those nearly all of it is from the Americas and not from Europe or Asia. Happily, during the course of this novel I discovered that Gabriel Hunt has indeed been to those places and will more than likely go again.
However, the history hanging the action together may be thinner than Dan Brown and Steve Berry fans are used to. Hunt chases after a mysterious Confederate flag and the general that carried it into battle – then disappeared after the Civil War ended.
The action, though, is good and constant, and will up the ante for Brown fans who want more bang for their buck. Think of the book as a great B movie and I think you’ll be happy. I know I was, and I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.
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