Once again American super-spy Scot Harvath is involved in a situation that
seems destined to take down not only his beloved USA but the entire world.
When a video is passed to the Carlton Group – a specialist ‘security’ company
working for various US government departments – of a team in biohazard suits
going into a small medical centre in the Congo and gunfire and flashes
ensuing, Scot is tasked with finding out what happened and why.

What he uncovers puts anyone and everyone in immediate danger and has
the potential to be a world-changer.

Whilst Scot is a turbo-charged James Bond, Brad Thor also allows us to see his
softer side through his relationship with cop Lara. This has reached the stage
where he is seriously considering a commitment; something hitherto unheard
of in his line of work.

The plot is plausible and, following the outbreak of Ebola in Africa in 2014,
highly possible. Despite this, I had the feeling that Brad Thor was inclined to
push his hero through everything that the baddies could throw at him. In the
book, Scot quotes Murphy’s Law – if something could go wrong it would,
especially in the Congo – but despite this, Harvath comes through it all with
flying colours.

All in all, it was a ‘ripping good yarn’ where the bounds of credulity were
somewhat stretched. But, hey, that’s what fiction is all about, isn’t it? We know
it’s not true, don’t we?

Sméagol

Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review.