Haven't read many Jack Hawkins this one didn't disappoint.
Two high level operatives working for the prime minister and president meet by chance. Russians are the baddies killing everybody but the Brits win.
Kept me reading, interested in espionage and the outcome ( )

Hands down one of the worst experiences reading a book. There were far too many characters and I cared for none. There was no clear flow in the story and too many jump points. The reader is bombarded with so much information that he just cant register it and ends up not understanding one bit. The writing style was horrible in my opinion, not something written with a reader's perspective in mind. This book gave me a headache. ( )

The bodies keep piling up but the good guys continue to survive. Of course, we lost an important character in this volume but good prevails over bad once again. Higgins has an outstanding way in providing us with interesting characters who one feels one knows from almost the first mention. ( )

If you haven't given up already on the Sean Dillon series due to the lacklustre writing then you might be surprised to find the franchise is refreshed in this novel with the entry of a new character - Harry Miller.

Your surprise however is quickly subdued upon the realisation that other than a new character the plot line and characters are still one dimensional and dull. Witty "off the cuff" remarks suddenly seem not so witty and off the cuff when you can remember them being used in prior novels, such as "..it's like a bad novel..." yes, yes it is.

If you've nothing better to choose this novel will fill in your time, it is however, not anything memorable. ( )