i received this book through the early reviewers program at library thing. just a big "eh" - i wish i liked this book more than i did. it started off great, but i quickly lost interest. gruber's books have been on my "to read" list for awhile, and i was excited to have an opportunity to experience his new one early. others have compared this latest to the davinci code, and that's pretty accurate, except this is not as good...and that's saying a lot, isn't it??i just didn't care about the characters. initially, i enjoyed chaz's voice, sharing in his experiences, but once the story went abroad, i stopped caring what happened. for a thriller, it was pretty boring. don't know if i'll read another gruber either.