My book club decided to do some genre reading this summer. This month we decided to go with a spy novel by Ken Follett. I'll admit the book started out a little slow. Before one gets to know the characters it's all war maneuvers and spy techniques. However, once the reader gets invested in the characters of Wolff, Sonja, Vandam, and Elene the book becomes very addictive. I started to loath to put it down. Another nice touch of Follett's was the addition of real historical figures, especially Anwar El-Sadat. Follett tries to gain insight into the minds of these people and makes them more human. I'm not the biggest fan of this type of novel, but Follett is one of the best. He has a good sense of character and plot.