Admittedly I do not usually read books of this genre, so I may not be the best judge. This was actually a re-read for me; I had read this maybe ten years ago, and for the past several years it had been one of those, what was that book that I had read ...? I recently came across the title on a list I had made of books read back then and wanted to read it again. It worked for me. The story held my interest and nothing seemed too far-fetched. ( )