I have read all of DeMille's books, and this was my least favorite. Despite the premise, not an awful lot actually happens. Much of the book is spent with John Corey, whose endless wisecracking and bantering ultimately becomes annoying. There are pages and pages of tedious dialogue between Corey and his wife - back-and-forth, with Corey making snide remarks and his poor wife telling him to behave. Enough, please! This guy is a jerk.As for the overall premise/plot, it's not bad (and rather scary), but by the end Bain Madox has become a caricature of one of those silly James Bondian end-of-the-world villains.Very disappointing.