This had very good writing, an exciting and interesting plot, and intriguing characters. Why only 3 stars? Because it had quite a few "f" words and two instances of crudity. Once, the main character goes into a whorehouse and it starts out kind of funny but then sinks. The author wanted to put anything lewd he had ever heard in one section. The second time, our dashing hero is pretty much drugged and raped. He didn't seem to mind one bit. Though drugged, he sure was able to describe details. Even skimming to get past the part burnt my eyes.