Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Dead Read

This may be the slowest "thriller" ever written. There is not one surprise! It's a soap opera burdened with "Columbo" characters. It reads you to sleep in mid afternoon!If you like his "Prey" novels....stop there.Every character is a cliche. Writing a political thriller is tricky business--like never let the reader get ahead of the lead character. This never happens here. One can see the next "turn" in every chapter. It's telegraphed.I suggest a Lee Child, Charles McCaarey, Martin Cruz Smith, LeCarre--just to name a few who know how to swim in these waters.Stick to serial killers.