This is the first time I've been tempted to write a review past just thinking about it. But I felt I had to warn readers about this poor excuse for a book.Mr. Follett was obviously under some kind of deadline, or short of cash, to put out this totally lame effort. I had saved it for a fun, fast read after slogging through some Henry James this summer, and was totally disappointed in both the writing and the plot. I can't believe it was actually written by the same author as Eye of the Needle!