In his gritty, action-packed debut, Even, Andrew Grant introduced readers to David Trevellyan, a James Bond for the twenty-first century. Now, Trevellyan returns in Grant’s latest, a fastpaced, modern thriller fueled by adrenaline and revenge.
Obliged to leave New York City in the aftermath of his previous mission, David Trevellyan is summoned to the British Consulate in Chicago. To the same office where, just a week before, his new handler was attacked and shot by a Royal Navy Intelligence operative gone bad. Assigned the job of finding the rogue agent and putting an end to his treacherous scheme, Trevellyan soon finds that once again, his only hopes of saving countless innocent lives lie not within the system, but in his own instincts and skills. Trust is an illusion—trust the wrong person, and it could get you killed.
Drawing comparisons to Robert Ludlum, and his own brother, Lee Child, Andrew Grant’s remarkably seasoned voice cuts a new path through the crime thriller genre, continuing to test the limits in this groundbreaking new series.
My thoughts
I haven’t read the first book that introduced David Trevellyan, but in Die Twice, this British agent in still the U.S. This time he is in Chicago and his task is to find a rogue agent that has attacked his handler. This novel read like a James Bond thriller and Andrew Grant develops his story quite well. But I found my mind wandering as the story dragged in some spots. I don’t know, maybe it’s me. I love a good spy thriller, but I am not sure if this one was a good fit for me.
Note: This book was borrowed from my local library.
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