This wasn't quite as entertaining as the first Christian Gillette book, but enjoyable nonetheless. Now that I have read #1 and #3, I guess I should fill in the blank!

I listened to this book essentially to find scratches reported by patrons of the library where I work. There were no scratches. I have never read anything by Frey, but this did not disappoint and I was rooting for the hero Christian Gillette all the way through. Definitely a man's novel which has sexual situations that some will not like.

Non-stop thrills and intrigue. Very entertaining read.

The build up is amazing but the ending is not satisfactory in detail and length.

I almost gave up about 40 pages in when I did a quick count and realized some twenty characters and half a dozen companies had been introduced or mentioned in those pages. WAYYY too many to keep track of so early in a story. (Strike one)

But I pressed on because I have an individual-investor background and I'm always interested in financial thrillers. But the author started losing me again when he got into this groove (rut? crutch?) of "flash-fiction scene changes", scene cuts that were sometimes only a few paragraphs long and had no apparent connection to the main plotline. (Strike two)

But I kept on because of the themes/concepts the author included (sort of presaging what was to come: the notion of the first black president, the systemic racism and refusal of the privileged, rich white men to willingly cede their massive power to a growing group of minorities, and how so much of politics is controlled by the "one percent."

Finally, it's always hard for most readers to feel much sympathy/empathy for the rich and powerful characters in this book. I give the author credit for taking on that challenge. He did it well enough to craft a decent story. However, the ending seemed rushed and contrived and too neatly wrapped up all the loose ends.

Fun read. Good to kill a plane ride. Nothing to write home about.

High three. The plot is really a lot of the second book but with different flavour texts. Successor issues, relationship issues, security issues, and another secret agreement. The book was still nice, but I can afford not to have this third book in a series that seems to like telling similar stories. Definitely, the first book was the peak for this one.

I LOVED THIS BOOK, and the rest of the "Christian Gillette" series. I actually read this one first not knowing that it was part of a series and this was the 3rd book. I thought that it was a fantastic stand alone story, but of course I went on to read the 4th book right after to see where it led. I then read the first 2 books and followed it up by re-reading them all in correct order. These books are so good that it never felt redundant re-reading them. Each book can stand by itself but if I could do it again I'd start at the beginning and work my way through!

I accidentally read this thinking it was the book of the same title by Caro. It was okay but the other book is definitely better. I guess I should read that one now.

I love the Christian Gillette series. The stories are complicated but always interesting and exciting. I don't like the torture and killing details, but I usually just skip over those, because everything else makes up for it.

Accidentally read the book thinking it was Robert Caro's "The Power Broker" but alas I was hooked. An entertaining read. Really ahead of its time in certain political aspects, which was a pleasant surprise. I also really enjoy the cast of characters in the story, particularly, Allison and Christian, though I can't help but think of how stupid some of the men act in this book in regards to women and their romantic interest in them.

With the way the book is written, I didn't find myself missing out on the previous to installations of this character series.

I'd figured I should finish out the series with the next book and call it a day.

At times, I thought it would be a good. It had potential. However, I found it lacking. Bit disappointed. Twist and turns were a bit predictable. End didn't do it for me. Actually, it disappointed.