Mr Cable knows politics at local and government level. He know Westminster and how the civil service interact with ministers.He know the arms business and quite a lot about India.
He does not know how to write a thriller.
This book has no drama, no humour and no colour.
The characters are from a dusty shelf in an old Woolworths in Richmond (if they ever had one there). There is nothing to enjoy.
Hackneyed phrases abound. e.g.
"They got in under the radar. They must have an inside source."
The bad guys are "unsavoury small fry" and are "at the bottom of criminal food chain."
And my favourite:
"The political wind blowing in the wrong direction."
(Is 'hackneyed phrase' a 'hackneyed phrase'?)
He does not know how to write a thriller.
This book has no drama, no humour and no colour.
The characters are from a dusty shelf in an old Woolworths in Richmond (if they ever had one there). There is nothing to enjoy.
Hackneyed phrases abound. e.g.
"They got in under the radar. They must have an inside source."
The bad guys are "unsavoury small fry" and are "at the bottom of criminal food chain."
And my favourite:
"The political wind blowing in the wrong direction."
(Is 'hackneyed phrase' a 'hackneyed phrase'?)