by Ken Follett, 2004, Signet Publishing

This is a typical Ken Follett suspense novel: exciting and suspenseful with good characterizations.  It has, however, not much in the way of lasting impressions or value.  Also, there are times when I, as a reader, had to really try hard to suspend belief when some of the plot unfolded.  I guess that’s what makes it fiction.

I started this novel before our vacation to Australia and New Zealand and finished it on the plane en route to New Zealand.  One of the Air New Zealand flight attendants expressed an interest in what I was reading so he was the lucky recipient of the book when I finished it.  With no disposal issues, that made it almost as good as an electronic version.  How we have changed our attitudes towards printed books over time!