A story that is quite engaging, falls nearly flat due to a very evident lack of fact-checking (in both operational and historical fact) and a number of editorial errors (including spelling). While the story is engaging, the author comes across as one simply trying to ride on the coattails of those who truly care about the quality of their stories. The qualities seen in books by such as Griffen, Cussler, and Clancy (to name but a few), will be missed by fans of the genre as the mistakes are frequent and as simple as messing up the process of a static-line parachute jump to a lack of basic historical knowledge of WWII (when most of this book takes place). The addition of hollywood style posturing by the protagonist also detracts from the finished product.

In the end, what could have been a very decent (albeit strange) story becomes a very shallow attempt to capitalize upon the successes of others with minimal actual effort on the part of the author and the publisher. ( )

"THE 34TH DEGREE" BY THOMAS GREANIAS

Usually this is not my genre of choice but this book was well-written and fascinating. A book about terrorists, secret operations, and one man's struggle to keep catastrophic events from unfolding. This is a great read with a slight supernatural/sci-fi feel.

I'd definitely recommend it!

-Kitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud Book Club ( )