Worth reading: No, and I don't mean to be blunt.

Summary: I really can't summarize this one. I'm still not sure of what was going on.

This is the thirteenth "Sean Dillon" novel and I think I would have been better starting with book 1. Jumping into this series at book 13 was a mistake. But how was I to know? I've never read any Jack Higgins novels before.

Sean Dillon is seemingly one mean S.O.B but why is not clear and there is nothing in this book to point out why he is so "unstoppable", or what he's coming back from.

The characters are obviously familiar with each other but there is no explanation of them to the first time reader. Perhaps this is on purpose but for me it made for frustrating reading.

Because this was my first book from this author, and because it was so confusing, I will have difficulty picking up another Jack Higgins novel. That is unless someone can point out a good one to start with. This one has not made me feel like finding the first Sean Dillon novel and starting again.

I know I probably shouldn't, but I'm going to compare this "Sean Dillon" series of books with the "Jack Reacher" series from Lee Child. Lee does a much better job and, in my opinion, each book in his series can be read very successfully as a standalone. Each "Jack Reacher" book has some background on who he is and where he came from. Not so with "Sean Dillon".
However, I will say again that this is the first Jack Higgins book I've read. My apologies to his fans, but I'm yet to be convinced.

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