Most government spy thrillers are boring to me, but by using the odd characters who somehow got together and formed "The Camel Club" it had a more interesting feel to it. The ending was a little far-fetched, but the author made you care very much for the characters and what would happen to them. For that and the fact that the last 1/3 of the book was a page-turner, I gave the book an above-average 4 stars.