Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: A Rare Linda Howard Disappointment--No spoilers

As a diehard fan of Linda Howard, I was disappointed with this hybrid of mainstream suspense and romance novel. It doesn't succeed on either level. There is no payoff for the suspense--we hear of the resolution second-hand--just an emotional bathos that far exceeds the excesses of most romance novels and therefore fails to satisfy in that area as well. Nothing kills a good romance like a long, drawn-out tragedy, and even Ms. Howard can't save this one. This is a Sufferin' Oprah book club selection minus the literary content. If you must read Linda Howard, as many of us must, wait for the paperback.