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Lines of Defense

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Characters are cookie cutter, the writing is poor and rather cheesy. Far too many cliches for my liking. The story certainly has potential, but this book was a colossal failure in my opinion. This is my first Barry Siegel novel and I hope that it is not an indication of his other works.

This character will never replace Greg Monarch, the author's previous hero, because of his family baggage. Old Greg carried a lot of baggage too, but it didn't seem to get in the way so much. Why is it that author's think smart mouthed kids who need to be disciplined rather than coddled and excused, are a desirable plot fixture? Instead of making this "hero" more likable, it made him appear weak and not too bright. It was fun to try to identify the California central coast community of the setting, but people who know this area will find it pretty unconvincing. However, considering there is so little out there to read except for serial killers (the more horrifying the better) and unbelievable female protaginists filled with angst (actually a problem with a lot of male characters as well) this is worth the time especially if you can get it a used book store.