A departure from his usual themes, but an assured performance from the old master. The dialogue is typically slick and, though terrorism is at the centre of the plot, humour is never far away. Dara Barr is a documentary film maker trying to do a programme on Somali pirates, but then finds herself involved in Al Quaeda-sponsored terrorism. In particular, she falls foul of of Jama Raisuli, a man who kills people as though he were swatting flies.
