The Camel Club: Volume 1

I read this book, based on the fact that it was written by David Baldacci. Am a fan of his Wil Robie and John Puller series. So I thought this must be a good read. Parts of it were, other parts didnt really add anything to the storyline. Or the same thing could have been said in a paragraph rather than 6 odd pages it took. There was one chapter that went on about how busy Carter Gray was, the chapter went for a few pages. I found myself thinking, "err ok hes a hard working bloke. You could have stuck a couple of sentences at the end of the previous chapter, rather than taking up a few pages". For me the book could have been done with being 50 - 75 pages shorter. That would have ensured that some of the extra stuff that didnt add to the storyline would have been left out. If you can get past the 'not essential to the storyline or could have been summarised in a paragraph' bits, the story isnt bad. Not as good as the Robie/Puller series but not bad. Will I read the next book in the series. I probably will, but wont be rushing to read it.

I have read the last 4 or 5 David's books and found them brilliant reading. The Camel Club was one of his earlier books and every bit as good. Superb.

slow start but quite packed with excitement, and respect for Islamic way of life.