by Brian Haig
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Dispatched to investigate the suicide of one of D.C.'s most influential defense officials--an ardent, early supporter of the war in Iraq--Drummond and his female partner find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war between Washington's most influential power brokers and his own personal allegiance to the soldiers dying overseas. What he uncovers are the secrets that led to the war, secrets that once exposed would destroy public support and undermine the presidency. Now, Drummond faces the greatest moral quandry of his life: What is the true meaning of patriotism?
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 Couldn't even start it, 2008-09-22
I am a big fan of Brian Haig's writing, but this book turned me off in the first chapter. It seems like a never-ending string of smart-alec remrks and one-liners. Drummond was funny and quick-witted in other stories, but he isn't the least bit likable in this one. I gave up at page 85.
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 Not what I was hoping for..., 2008-04-08
A friend introduced me to Brian Haig a few months ago. I proceded to buy all of his books and read them pretty quickly -- they were pretty quick reads, and thoroughly enjoyable.
It was almost like pulling teeth to get through the first third of this book. Way too preachy, and way too much insight into what I found to be opinions about the current war (I read to escape, not to be reminded of what I am escaping from.)
The book picked up a lot after that. While the ending wasn't a surprise to me, it was also not a bad one. The characters never truly grew on me, and in my eyes Drummond didn't advance much in this one.
Another reviewer wrote that you could probably miss this book and pick up the series with the next one... and that seems about right.
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Okay for a winter's eve, 2008-03-04
When the snow flies I like to curl up in front of the fire with an interesting book, and this year I discovered Brian Haig.
Haig's premises and settings are interesting: a career Army operative becomes an attorney due to injury and always seems to be up a level on the bad guys and the situations he runs into.
My snowy ventures took me thru all of Haig's books and none disappointed until I came to Man in the Middle. I really shouldn't say it was a disappointment, but perhaps a bit more tedious than I thought necessary. Haig has a nice touch of incorporating a bit of law, a bit of history, s plausible situation, and enough sex and sarcasim to keep you turning the pages. Man in the Middle, however, stuck me as being written by an author who had something he wanted to get off of his chest.
Passages of the book tended to bog down in details while others clearly expressed Haig's views on the war in Irag. The book is certainly readable, but I'm glad I read this one last Start with his first, and work your way to this one. I think he's a good author, but likely wouldn't have look forward to any of his other writings if this had been my first exposure to him.
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Little Plot, 2008-02-25
Excessive wordiness and too much like a history lesson in why to fight any war. America has gone into many wars unprepared and with our belief in our own self-worth. Why should this one, Iraq, be any different? I was expecting a mystery/thriller and got neither.
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Great ending, 2008-02-01
Started slow, but towards the end I was completely consumed with this story. I enjoyed the revelations at the end of the book. The characters had excellent dialogue.
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