Cassandra asked to meet with her old boss only to arrive at a grizzly murder scene. It seems her previous boss has a task for her to undertake from beyond the grave. A task that will shed light on her own removal from the previous institution. Can she find the truth before either this treasonous murderer or a dethroned crime lord from her past kill her first?
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. Going into the book I did not know it was not book one. While I feel like I am missing a large piece of Cassandra's past involving the crime lord and all that happened at GCHQ I was able to receive the gist of it in this book and was thereby not completely lost. While this book could be read as a stand-alone, if you don't mind some knowledge gaps, if you plan on reading the others in this series it is probably best to start at the beginning. Personally, now that I have read this one I wouldn't want to read the others because I already know how they play out. While that is fine with romances, it takes something away from mysteries.
Other than this one detail I enjoyed this book. The blame is constantly shifted around to various parties as should be done during a murder mystery. Even if you suspect the murderer, which I did, there are better candidates. You'll see what I mean. The book is fast paced and you don't feel like you are having to work your way through the dialog portions just to get to the action.
I'm also not saying there is only one character in this book you will love to hate. Because the person I hated most in this book wasn't even the killer. Big surprise there. But, he deserved what he got.
Still, this book was exciting and a fun read. I look forward to more from this author, just not in this series since I know how the first books would end now.
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