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Rating: Summary: Entertaining, but lousy research Review: I have read all of Mr. Robinson's novels and have enjoyed them all. I found Shark Mutiny to be as entertaining as the rest of them. However, in a casual conversation between the XO of the Shark and the leader of the SEAL team, they discuss the recent win of the horse White Rajah. The horse had just won the Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown, which Mr. Robinson says happened at Laurel Park. Sorry, sir, but the Preakness is run at Pimlico in Baltimore, MD, and has been for the last 125 years. Laurel Park, in Laurel MD, is about 25 miles south of Baltimore; but it is right by Fort Meade. Perhaps Admiral Morgan used to cut a few tickets on his way home when he was stationed there.There is no excuse for such shoddy research, and I cannot believe none of the editors caught such a glaring error. The location of one of the most prestigious races in the Thoroughbred calendar is not exactly a secret, and would not be hard to verify. That aside - I found the book to be a good read overall.
Rating: Summary: Virtually unreadable Review: Sorry, but I have to say that I made it about halfway through this book before I literally couldn't read another page. I tried to finish it, but it just didn't work. The dialogue is forced and unpolished, the plot is reaching beyond the realms of reasonable suspension of disbelief and none of the characters seem to make any decisions which are logically thought out. Pick another book.
Rating: Summary: Poorly Researched, rushed ending.... Review: This was my first Robinson book and might be my last. The fact it was poorly researched greatly detracted from what could have been a compelling story line. For instance, only Congress can award a Medal of Honor, not a commander. And Merseault wines don't come from the Loire Valley, they come from Burgundy (okay, that might be a little picky on my part). It also seems that after the main build up in the book he quickly rushed to wrap it up. Any further character or plot development was dispenced with in the name of brevity.
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