I'm up to page 200 now, and I finally quit...at the urging of my wife, who grew tired at how furious I became each night trying to slog through this wretched, wretched dross of a book. What a shame Bob has faded so. I have read all of Ludlum's books (save the "Road" comedies and the last half of the abominable "Apocalypse Watch") and he should be ashamed of himself. If you haven't before read Ludlum, try ANYTHING before 1993's Scorpio Illusion; books like the Bourne trilogy are masterpieces of the genre. As for me, I'll never buy another book by the man.