My Review (4 stars out of 5)
Bored with her humdrum existence, 33-year-old widow Erika, is identified by the CIA as a possible candidate for a nursing position. Given an assignment at a CIA station in Madrid, things initially seem straightforward and filled with routine tasks. However, while Erika is away from the station with Sikh translator Jodal, their office is blown up, throwing the pair into a perilous situation where they have no idea what to do or who to trust.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and while it gets off to a relatively slow start, the pace soon picks up when our heroine is forced to go on the run. The relationship between the two protagonists is interesting and develops nicely over the course of the book. My only criticism is that the author occasionally resorts to a bit of info-dumping, which distracts from an otherwise well-written novel. Also, I don’t think the cover does anything to attract potential readers, which is a shame.
Political intrigue and lots of fast-moving action make this an entertaining and stimulating read.
