I have read the first one, Primal Fear, and foud that compelling. This novel is intense and great reading. I intend to grab the second one Show of evil, which will join everything up nicely. The end of Stampler was a true bonus. Thoroughly good reading. ( )

this is the third in the primal fear trilogy, and it is *so* much better than the second one was. this is mostly a story about terrorism, but not from today's perspective; it focuses on in-country hate groups. how could i resist liking a story that's basically about oppression, one of my favorite things to bring to light for people? so that might be the only reason i found it more engaging than the second book, but that's good enough for me. ( )

I've included this book in a review of several similar books here: http://douggeivett.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/mysterious-opening-lines-le-carre-lu...

There's a problem with ongoing characters - how to keep what happens to them interesting and plausible. For a particularly implausible, overdramatic 'whatever happened to', see Tom Clancy and where Jack Ryan ended up.

This one's much the same. Not great to read, kinda like Jack Ryan becoming president. ( )

This book took forever to read. I was disappointed that the story jumped all over the place. I would've rathered the story about Vail and Stampler. The ending was pretty good. ( )