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3.0 out of 5 stars A promise that soured, Sep 18 2004

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This review is from: The Millionaires (Mass Market Paperback)

The first chapters were very promising. The author managed to give me a wonderful flavour of the two main characters, but alas...

The pace is frenetic but past page 200 the wonderful characters start becoming flat, a run and chase thriller that I could not seem to embrace.

I became more and more disinterested in the plight of the brothers. Two supposedly brilliant minds who quite never caught up to the vast "conspiracy" surrounding them, even when it was as clear as glass just wiped with Windex.

I can't quite come up with a solid reason why this story didn't draw me in... for that I'll give it 3 stars

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2.0 out of 5 stars The Millionaires was not up to par, Jun 14 2004

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I have read Meltzer's The First Counsel and found it a fast paced enjoyable read. The Millionaires, while an easy read, just did not grab me. I found the interplay between the brothers Oliver and Charlie, somewhat sophmoric. While I don't recall getting their ages, this read more like a Hardy Boys novel than a taut thriller. Many of the sub plots defied credibility. How these two 'boys' go up against two secret service men just doesn't cut it - neither is close to a Jason Bourne type.
Just did not seem near the level of Greg Iles, or even Stehpen Coonts (whose books I was reading concurrently).
I may try another Meltzer novel just to see if this was an anomaly or more typical of his fare.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Same, Jun 3 2004

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The dialogue and the plot is not much different from "The Tenth Justice", so if you like that it is fine. Otherwise I found it to be without much new thinking and creativity.
If you have the choice, read something else.

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