All of his books are too long and this one is waaaaaaay to long. In the past, I didn't care because I would just scan through much of his rambling because the bottom line was the books were enjoyable. But this one is boring. Once the action finally starts, around page 750, the passages are wordy and without any real imagination. Does Clancy get paid by the word?Lastly, we all know he is a conservative Republican but the inclusion of his political views so many times was uncalled for.The writer of "Patriot Games" and "A Clear and Present Danger" is taking himself way to seriously has apparently killed the Golden Goose.