I am not a huge fan of this author, but I pick up one of his books whenever I am in the mood for something new in the Da Vinci Code genre. I saw in the reviews that a lot of people didn't like this one, but I thought it was not only his best, but actually the only one of his I have read that I thought actually worth reading. It was a good, fast moving plot that didn't feel as contrived as his other "Dirk Pitt" style novels.