Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A change for the worse

I couldn't agree more with "avidreader". Peril is unrecognisable as Thomas H. Cook novel. The prevous books I've read, The Chatham School Affair, Evidence of Blood, Mortal Memory, and Instruments of Night are the work of a master storyteller. They are filled with atmosphere, empathy, and often sadness, but written with a wonderfully engaging style that few authors can imitate. Then along comes Peril - a plot full of cliches, caricatures and coincidences. Hopefully its just an experiment and we'll soon have the "real" Thomas H. Cook back writing great stuff again.