(replying to some posts from last month, I hope that isn’t considered bad form)
Had fun reading those. It had been a while that I read a spy thriller.
I agree with your verdict: Nothing profound; Very entertaining.
This couldn’t grab my attention, I found it too meandering, too … just tell a story please.
While I thoroughly enjoyed everything Scalzi has written, this is not quite on the the same level as “Old Man’s War”.