The thing about conspiracy stories is that you have to have a secret admiration of and faith in the competence of the conspirators. Now, I, being a realist, know perfectly well, that no group of people in government or business, have anywhere near the requisite skills to pull off fixing a tricycle let alone manage a widespread conspiracy involving hundreds of people, most of whom have difficulty tying their shoes and holding their beer, let alone keep a secret. Now that I have that off my chest, I'm as bad as the rest of you, and love a good conspiracy story where the little guy takes on the world and beats everyone even though he (rarely a she) has one hand tied to an ankle and with the opposition holding a firm grip on his (see why it's not a she?) testicles.Maybe it's all the nifty details about planes, bombs, etc. that I always enjoy. Or the idea of a police sergeant (female) in a tight uniform, and a small town police chief who is friends with a mob hitman. Did I mention, it's good to suspend rational thinking?Ah, hell. It was a hoot. Nice fast, fun read. And I have no idea what genre it belongs to. Grin.
Conspiracies abound in this novel, which starts off with a suicide bombing at a restaurant in a Long Island beach town. This is then followed by a plane crash. The sheriff, Jimmy Leggett believes these two events are linked. Leggett starts an investigation, which leads him to Islamic terrorists and members of the US government. This novel was a complete disappointment. It is overloaded with the writer's political agenda, silly conspiracies and plot lines that don't make any sense. There was virtually nothing credible in this novel. It was not particularly well written, and all together forgettable. This is the first novel I've read from Russell Andrews, and I don't plan on reading any of his novels again. This is one to skip, unless you like your conspiracies to be utterly unbelievable and your plot to move into oblivion.Carl Alves - author of Blood Street
What do You think about Midas (2006)?
Good book, great story for any lover of conspiracy theories, well written and the only really complaint is during a part of the story that takes place in a 'prison' and how it dragged out the main characters thoughts processes, taking the reader through EVERY possible scenario he thinks of and analysis of each. I can understand how it might be necessary in order to make the plot jumps after more believable, but think it could be done in much less time\writting than it was here. Still a great book and can't wait to read more from Russell Andrews.
—Frank Smith
