John Corey in Yemen: in mantra-like repetition, the reader learns that Yemen is a "shithole", accordingly naturally populated by loud "assholes". Only at the end does the bleak thriller ride on with lies and deceit and double game, which - also experienced by the patient reader in constant repetition - quite well the mentality of the Yemeni population equivalent. Corey has everything under control, only his repertoire of spells is always thinner.