About 70% through this book a good story falls off a cliff to a crashing end of nonsense.

I've read the entire Jack Swyteck series, and although this isn't even close to being one of my favorite I'd say it's pretty close to the top. It's a somewhat short read, but every chapter leaves you wanting to know what comes next. I found certain portions of the book very annoying with the massive number of "double takes" and the sheer number of "Who, what, where, when, why?" questions. All I have to say is it I never saw it coming, and I'm sure you won't either.