From the book jacket, I expected Reluctant Assassin to be pieces of Booth's diary interspersed with a present-day mystery. I was disappointed to find that the present-day pages were unnecesary filler. There was also no discernible plot in the present-day and journal chapters. Everything Booth did was interesting, and it was funny to see that, like Forrest Gump, he was involved in some way with many famous people. However, there was no goal he was trying to achieve or mystery he was trying to solve. It was just a diary. I wouldn't have picked up this book if I had known what it was about. It was a quick, easy read, so at least it didn't get boring.