tkoppel@udenva.UUCP (Ted Koppel) (07/01/85)
Quick summary: A senator is appointed chairman of an Intelligence
subcommittee to try and figure out the connection between terrorism
and narcotics trafficking. His work pits him against the FBI, CIA, Russians,
Mafia, and fellow senators. There is, of course, the obligatory love
interest (the senator is divorced and his ex's dad is out to get him,
too.) with a committee staffer. Just when he's getting a handle on
things..... (OOPS, don't want this to be a spoiler!)
My view: The two authors are (real) US senators and certainly their
descriptions of the legislative/political skullduggery is more
realistic than many other authors would be. Its a good premise for
the story; plot is reasonably intricate, not overdone like Ludlum's.
Character development could be better, especially the 'supporting
characters'.
What bugs me about this book is that it has a lousy conclusion--the
reader is simply left hanging. Sure, there's a denouement, but its
not appropriate to the rest of the story. In my humble opinion, the
authors simply got tired of writing, and wrote a quick (and
unsatisfactory) ending.
Recommendation: If you read all but the last 15 pages, you'll like
it.
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