An espionage thriller following a young female CIA officer whose mission to assassinate a high-level, Hezbollah terrorist reveals a dark truth that puts her life at risk.
Novels involving espionage can be tricky. There is always an element of smoke and mirrors in play and it seems that an extra level of concentration is required lest you get left behind, lost in a labyrinthine narrative. But though I didn’t manage to unpick all of the hidden secrets here, I did find it an enjoyable task to follow this tale – a work of fiction superimposed on historical fact – through to its very exciting conclusion. In the end it all made sense, all the dots satisfactorily joining up. It’s a novel that grabbed me in two ways, both positive: first and foremost it’s compelling story, one that gripped me from start to finish, but it also awakened in me a dormant interest in the complex politics of the Middle East. I found myself undertaking additional research, eager to better understand the forces and ideologies at play. This is a book that entertained me and educated me, or at least force me to educate myself. Both noble outcomes in my view.
