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Kings of Many Castles: A Charlie Muffin Thriller

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One has to wonder if this is a publisher's revenge on Freemantle given the poor editing but this makes the book more interesting. When is the last time you read a book by a First Class established author which was poorly proofed if ever? And I think that this is sadly Fremantle's last Muffin. Muffin has matured and earned his spurs among his peers and lacks the early black and white simplicity appeal of the younger character. Fremantle has progressed also and rides in the company of Cruz-Smith and Le Carre in terms of story line complexity, effort, excellence,and dedication. Consider this worth reading out of respect for the appeal and progression of the Muffin series this being our fairwell to Charlie and Mr. Freemantle. So long...and thanks. It is hard to say goodbye.

Freemantle is one of my favorite authors so i was not disappointed.As a book about homegrown terrorism and interaction between America and the new Russia and Russian mafia i really enjoyed it. The book itself was in good condition.

Cumbersome and poorly written. Confusing run-on sentences made the prose tough to read, and I quit after a couple of chapters. Also, I was a bit surprised at the typos which went uncorrected by the publisher ("mishead" instead of "misheard" on p. 11, for example.) I don't think I'll read anything else by this author.