I attended a talk by Steve Berry at the GWA back in January '06. He was accepting the Georgia Author of the Year award. I was very impressed by his knowledge and dedication to his craft.
I think this is his first published novel. Sometimes it is difficult to figure the order of publication of novels out, but I believe that is what I heard him say. There are some errors, particularly the indefinite pronouns. I started out marking them, then lost interest - there are quite a few. In his favor though, I am now reading his second book (I think) "The Third Secret" and I have yet to find an error of any kind - he obviously corrected the problem.
It's an international thriller, about a group of art collectors willing to murder to acquire art treasures. A willing suspension of disbelief is required, by which I mean that the plot is a little far fetched. It moves along quickly, holds the interest, has villians that you love to hate - all the elements of a good thriller. It's meticulously researched.
I'm having great fun reading his books. After meeting him in person it's very inspiring to see him in action, so to speak. I feel like there is hope for me to get published, if I work as hard as he has.
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