Big miss
I picked up this book after having seen a "comment" by Frederick Forsyth, a favorite author of mine and the preeminent master of this genre. I was quite disappointed by this book, not from what another reviewer calls an unbelievable plot. Rather, I found the storytelling amateurish (at best) with weak character development. There also seemed to be exaggerated use of multiple storylines to attempt to artificially inducing suspense into an otherwise bland novel.On the brighter side, it is obvious that Whitcomb has "been there and done that," drawing on his background to provide inside details and terminology that other books of this type lack. That, however, was not enough to offset a clear lack of skill as a writer of fiction.