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Jul 25, 2012SportyReader rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a whole lot better than the Jefferson Key...so much so that i'd say it's a masterpiece compared with that loathsome book. Perhaps because it's the first book in ages that doesn't feature Cotton Malone- the all conquering and invincible ex agent who spends more time in dangerous situations than tending to his rare used bookstore. Whether the story about Columbus being Jewish is true or not makes no difference to me...it did make for an interesting read. What was less interesting are the main characters, both good and bad alike. Tom Sagan was prob the best of the lot...the daughter the worst and the intentions of the villian idiotic and lame. The plot dips, as if Berry still wanted us to know he wrote Jefferson Key, as some plot point are just ludicrous. The ending is disappointing and lame but the journey to get there was not as painful or eye rolling worthy as the cotton malone series. There's hope that Berry can turn things around with Columbus Affair and go and write something different and less cliched...and shocking...like malone or cassiopeia vitt dying...