I don't think this book was Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's best effort. Gideon Crew spent ten years exacting revenge on his father's murder by US operatives. Then he is approached by a contractor to the US government and asked to do the impossible with no backup or support except cash. This is a guy who works at a power plant with absolutely no covert experience at all. It just wasn't a believable setup. And the outrageous stuff he did, I kept thinking "yeah that would work...not!"
The part that really cemented the end for me was when Gideon and the bad guy are getting ready to fight and hop on backhoes and instantly know how to operate them and do unbelievable maneuvers. For my job, I drive a forklift and I can guarantee you that you don't just hop on up and know how all the handles work without trial and error and major mishaps especially in the heat of kill or be killed battle. I understand that out of this world things occur in books but this was just one ridiculous event after another. And to top it off, Gideon is not a particularly likable fellow. I will not be continuing this series.
The part that really cemented the end for me was when Gideon and the bad guy are getting ready to fight and hop on backhoes and instantly know how to operate them and do unbelievable maneuvers. For my job, I drive a forklift and I can guarantee you that you don't just hop on up and know how all the handles work without trial and error and major mishaps especially in the heat of kill or be killed battle. I understand that out of this world things occur in books but this was just one ridiculous event after another. And to top it off, Gideon is not a particularly likable fellow. I will not be continuing this series.
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