I'm a huge DeMille fan, but only thought this one was okay. It started off really jumbled, meaning, a lot of characters got introduced relatively quickly, and a lot of the "spy talk" and double talk made the intent sort of hard to grasp. Although, as you keep reading everything gets easier to understand and the characters easier to keep straight. All in all it was a good spy novel, although the ending kind of fell short to me, but that might be because the middle to end was so action packed the end just kind of felt like a let down.

A few notes which may contain minor spoilers but I will do my best not to ruin too much, but if you haven't read it yet, you might want to stop reading my review here....

Ok here goes: Thorpe should have met a better end! Abrams was a good character, liked him a lot, but he's no John Corey, I knew we'd see the guy who turned out to be the third Talbot again, just didn't know it would be in that capacity...would love a Talbot Sequel, to see what become of everyone in the aftermath. ( )

First edition signed good

Algo pasa en la lujosa residencia de las afueras de Nueva York propiedad de la embajada soviética ante la ONU. Algo que un pequeño grupo de personas procedentes de los servicios secretos estadounidenses, y ahora reunidos en torno a un bufete de abogados, barrunta pero no acierta a conocer en todas sus dimensiones.
Sin embargo, el peligro es inmenso: si el proyecto soviético se llevara a cabo, supondría la virtual desaparición de Estados Unidos. Y sin disparar un solo tiro. Las esperanzas de que pueda frustrarse se llaman Katherine Kimberly, abogada de la firma de abogados, y Tony Abrahams, ex policía, que en una lucha desigual habrán de enfrentarse a enemigos poderosos y mortalmente despiadados...

This book is a good companion to Charm School, except this one is set on home turf (Long Island) and the threat is more imminent. The questions are what do the Russians have planned and who is on their side? DeMille has created a suspenseful thriller that keeps you guessing til the last chapter. The book starts off a little slow, but once you get into it, you won't want to put it down. As always, DeMille takes a lot of time establishing character. Pay attention to all the clues, and maybe you'll figure out who you can trust. ( )

The plot trailers showed great potential...then pfffftt. The first 100 pages was so slow and complex that I was unsure what was going on and where the book was going. Then, there are too many seemingly-unrelated incidents, story lines and characters that don't make a whole lot of sense until you're through the book. The gigantic cast gets overwhelming. I gave up about half way through and skipped to the end -- very unsatisfying and I still don't know who "Talbot" is. ( )