Review: The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille

The good

• Lots of great characters, especially the ever-amusing John Corey.
• Fun dialog. Listening to Corey make fun of people is 80% of the reason to read these books.
• Starts with a great premise around something going eerily wrong aboard a flight.
• Good, thrilling action scenes.
• Occasionally interesting detective work.

The not so good

• The book drags on much longer than it needs to. I think DeMille enjoyed following his own villain around a little too much.
• The villain is a cartoony, all-evil stereotype.
• Weird love affair.
• Is there even a single woman in the Corey books that isn’t attractive?

Overall

A fun, slightly brainless, somewhat funny, and always entertaining read.

Rating: 4 stars