This is quite an extraordinary book. The story is intriguing with a lot of mystery and people, whose names you may know, with the main plot set in fascinating Libya. However, there are so many story lines and names, that it is hard to follow. Historical facts are accompanied with plenty phantasy. It is a detective but at the same time, it is just a descriptive story. Main crimes were committed in the past, before the story starts. The plot is not to solve these crimes, but an intended attack on Libya which may or may or may not have been prevented at the end. All in all, I suppose one should read it again to understand this better.