3.96 AVERAGE

mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not bad, pretty readable. I was in the mood for another spy author after reading a Greene and a Le CarrĂ© in short succession, and Greene/Le CarrĂ© this ain't, but it does at least keep interest up to a middling degree. A lot of characters with undefined motive, and some goofy twists (especially the one at the end which snatched away what hope there was of the book leaving on a high note). Also manages to be a political thriller which doesn't really have any thoughts about politics except nazis bad, russians bad. 

I might deeply disagree with authors like Frederick Forsyth politically, but at least they have a worldview and write a compelling enough story to be enthralling despite that. This felt, more than anything, deeply unexamined. The author definitely spent more time looking up boat models than thinking about why people might defect/be double agents etc. for his book entirely about that.
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The plot keeps twisting and the reveals throughout the book are executed excellently. 
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging informative tense medium-paced