There were too many characters, and the actions some of them took were not plausible. Also, there was not enough suspense to overcome the boring parts. A couple of members did like it, which is why the rating averaged out to a \\\"3\\\".

Although the Nicholas/Marlee scheme is implausible, the book is riddled with countless hooks that keep you turning the pages.Until the very end I thought the book portrayed both sides of the tobacco liability issue pretty evenhandedly. The ending was completely slanted anti-tobacco. The tobacco executives and the lawyers on both sides of the issue were all characterized as sleazebags. Do we really want an ambulance chaser as our next governor? "Morgan & Morgan, for the people." Are insurance adjusters not people too? :-)