Not only is this the worst book I have ever read by Jack Higgins, it is the worst book I have read in recent memory. For such an accomplished author to pen such a terrible unrealistic story must be only for the money he receives from the publisher. Not only is the plot unrealistic, the story moves so fast the characters never get a chance to develop. The main character soon takes a secondary role and soon after all but disappears from the story. The print is so big and inserts of blank pages used to fill up empty space certainly must be meant for the reader to take notes on. A waste of $18.17