Hagberg's writing is so believable that while reading this fictional account of a coup in Pakistan, I had to remind myself that this story really was fiction. While the central character, McGarvey gets out of unbelievable situations, the supporting activities are totally credible. Highly recommended.
Walter J. (reading-is-bliss) -
This was the first book by this author that I read and as it started out I was quite impressed and really started to get into it. Then suddenly the developments involving the main character, Kirk McGarvey began to strike me as rather absurd. I've read hundreds of books in this genre and very much expect and enjoy having a main character who comes across as knowing everything and capable of doing almost anything. But there is a limit known as absurdity beyond which I quickly become bored and in this book, the author seems to cross that line fairly frequently. The result for me was that I found it quite difficult to move through the story at barely more than a snail's pace. Then, finally, when I got to the ending I was completely let down. In reading other member's reviews after finishing the book, I discovered I was hardly alone in my reactions. I surmise I would have been far more satisfied had I started with a book by this author much earlier in the Kirk McGarvey Series.
