Quickly put, this is by far does not come close to the caliber of most of the Pendergast novel. Don't get me wrong, it has a few good moments, but based upon the information that the reader is given early on in the book, I'm not too sure where the authors are heading when it comes to future installments. The slight twist at the end wasn't a complete "shocker", but I guess there needs to be an act 3 twist at some point. Anyway, I will definitely read move of the Gideon Crew series when they are released, but I will be more excited to read future Pendergast novels instead. I personally think that Gideon's Sword is eligible for 3.50 stars, but due to this site not allowing for such fractions I don't think it deserves the 4 star rating.