Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Christopher Rice disappoints in his third outing

I have been a huge fan of both Christopher Rice as well as his mother Anne Rice. It was with much anticipation that I picked up his latest to read. This was was a departure from his earlier efforts that were more horror and gothic than crime thriller.The book was definately readable however I have to agree with the prior reviews. There were too many charactors and it was hard at times to keep them straight ( no pun intended as most were gay! ) I would have liked some background on Adam besides the minor details we were given.I have several friends in recovery and no one can make a recovery from alcohol dependancy as quickly as Adam.I look forward to his next book and hope he returns to his roots in gothic horror and leaves this type of mystery to writers who can better handle the genre ( Micheael Connelly, Jonathan Kellerman)