Not as profound as some critics might say and the ending fight is a bit much, but it's still great fun. In this post-Cold War era, spy thrillers seem to be feelig their way around, but this one is a step in the right direction.
I liked it very much; i kept trying to cast the movie as I read it.
I have a general rule of thumb about books. If the author can't get me interested in 50 pages, I stop reading. I gave this author 100 pages then quit out of boredom. Plodding plot, uninteresting characters, and prose that was almost academic in its blandness. Threw it away.
