I hate to disagree with everyone else, but I found this book simple minded and almost unnerving in the author's language usage. A sentence does not need to be convoluted to be interesting, but this man seems to think muddled is the same as complex. When I read, I read first of all for language and then for character and plot. I found all three elements poorly handled in this book. I disliked it enough to never go near Pearson again.