Having read much of Paul Christopher's work, including two (up to now) series in which he has at least four books, I see a troubling pattern. He begins a series with great characters and stellar plots, but as the books progress, the plot suffers and we learn little of interest or value about his characters. It is as though they are (and in this series, they literally ARE) flying from one adventure to the next, but there is no growth and no real means to keep the reader learning any more. In Christopher's Templar series, the premise of the Templars was exhausted in the first few books and now mere mention of the group suffices to keep the book within the series. I would expect, though it may take some fabrication, that each book would tie in with something done by this famous group and have the reader wondering if it is truth or just fiction to entertain.

This book surrounds the goings-on in Cuba in the waning years of the Castro regime. While much could be done here, the main characters are more preoccupied with finding one of their own than playing into the main story line. That said, the main story line is hard to follow, as we have so many threads to follow and so much happening (but little of substantial interest). I felt as though the book was, at times, written and pieced together poorly, as a brief 'update' on another thread cut into a well-developed thread, which is then returned to mid-stream.

Alas, I am hooked on the series and am not so put off as to stop reading, but if you are looking for a series that blows you away from beginning to end, you will be sadly disappointed by the time you get to this book in the series.

Mr. Christopher... churning out too many books too swiftly may indicate you have James Patterson syndrome; you sell based on your name, not on your quality. I assure you, it is nothing about which to brag.