Eminent Domain

by Carl Huberman

Carl Huberman, Eminent Domain

303 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Melissa Jaillet · Rating 4 out of 5]

was good

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

So disappointing! This novel started off really well & progressed at a thrilling pace for about 2/3 of the story. A sociopath who likes killing women in the most repulsive way is used by a CIA-type secret organisation to kill those on its mysterious hit-list. Two innocents (both anti-heroes, very ordinary, the female is an aimless nobody who likes sex over-much, and the male is an inconsequential agent) are sucked by mistake into Hollis's hideout (an improbable closed baseball stadium). Improbable escapes occur - it would make a great action B-movie with a young Harrison Ford in the lead). There are several times when a character 'dies' (falling from tall buildings, raging infernos etc.) only to miraculously recover. It's a jolly good read (in its own genre, that is) until the plot twist is revealed.
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The great cover-up is not to conceal some presidential corruption or CIA machinations, but to conceal and alien invasion. And from the moment this is revealed, the plot degenerates badly, with silly mystic experiences and totally unsatisfactory plot endings.
Where was the editor who let what could have been an entertaining thriller end up like this mish-amsh?