Deep Sleep
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Summary
Stopping the most dangerous conspiracy to ever threaten America means believing the unthinkable in an explosive novel by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Steven Konkoly。
Countersurveillance expert Devin Gray is unwittingly thrown headfirst into dangerous new territory after the death of his mother。 Helen Gray， a paranoid and disgraced former CIA officer， believed she was on the verge of preventing a national catastrophe—a mission worth dying for。 Others， including Devin， believe she was chasing delusions。 Until he finds what she left behind。
With the help of longtime friend and former Marine helicopter pilot Marnie Young and a loyal team of covert operatives Helen summoned just before her death， Devin is propelled into a high-stakes chase across the country。 What he uncovers， clue by clue， is a conspiracy more widespread and insidious than anyone could have imagined。
Now it’s Devin’s mission to destroy a covert network poised to deliver a fatal blow to the future of the United States。 And also to vindicate his mother， by seeing the mission through to its treacherous end。
Countersurveillance expert Devin Gray is unwittingly thrown headfirst into dangerous new territory after the death of his mother。 Helen Gray， a paranoid and disgraced former CIA officer， believed she was on the verge of preventing a national catastrophe—a mission worth dying for。 Others， including Devin， believe she was chasing delusions。 Until he finds what she left behind。
With the help of longtime friend and former Marine helicopter pilot Marnie Young and a loyal team of covert operatives Helen summoned just before her death， Devin is propelled into a high-stakes chase across the country。 What he uncovers， clue by clue， is a conspiracy more widespread and insidious than anyone could have imagined。
Now it’s Devin’s mission to destroy a covert network poised to deliver a fatal blow to the future of the United States。 And also to vindicate his mother， by seeing the mission through to its treacherous end。
Reviews
Jenn
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DNF @ chpt 6
L M Lisett
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GoodFast paced interesting characters。 story /plot rang true， despite it sounding incredible at times。 Enjoyed it and might look for The next instalment！
Gail
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Fast paced action CIA-special ops type thriller with a nice amount of girl-boy relationship thrown in。 But be warned…the conclusion doesn’t come in this book。 Have to wait for the sequel coming October 2022: Coming Dawn
Richard Lang
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Another superb Konkoly thriller！Stefan Konkoly used his time during the pandemic wisely。 As he says， he produced two "lockdown" books。 This one kicks butt and promises more to come in future volumes。Devin Gray is a security professional - and Konkoly knows the territory from before his writing days。 His mother was with the CIA， but for the last twenty years everyone was convinced that she'd lost it。 Until her death， that is。 The days after her death， however， she contacts her son and the truth a Another superb Konkoly thriller！Stefan Konkoly used his time during the pandemic wisely。 As he says， he produced two "lockdown" books。 This one kicks butt and promises more to come in future volumes。Devin Gray is a security professional - and Konkoly knows the territory from before his writing days。 His mother was with the CIA， but for the last twenty years everyone was convinced that she'd lost it。 Until her death， that is。 The days after her death， however， she contacts her son and the truth about her life emerge: she's caught wind of a Russian plot that was both insidious， deep and deadly: sleeper agents （think "The Americans"） in place in the US， raising the next generation of sleepers to assume key positions in government and industry， sabotaging things ranging from computers to weapons， all in a manner that could be written off as human error， program glitches， etc。 Essentially ， Konkoly did one of the things he does very well: he crafted a very believable conspiracy。In one a sense he's just gone farther into a world with some familiar names; characters of smaller import in his earlier books， now。older， wiser and more to the forefront。 He makes use of the history he's created to provide the next iteration of threats against us and those who rise to defend against it。 There are no innocents in his stories， but then， there's no need。 He writes of life at the top of the spear， and he has a gift for writing of the camaraderie between warriors。There's no need to go backwards， by the way。 You don't need to read his prior work， anyway although you will likely find yourself drawn to it。 You will want to pre-order the next volume however， since this is just the first piece of a multiple book spInning wild ride！ 。。。more
John Wood
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Exceptional ride！Exceptional fast paced， hard to put down thriller。 Mr Konkoly never disappoints when it comes to his stories。 Looking forward to more adventures from Devin Gray and his cohorts。
John Purvis
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Author Steven Konkoly https://stevenkonkoly。com released the novel Deep Sleep on 1 January。 Mr。 Konkoly has published more than 20 novels with this being the first book of his Devin Gray Thriller series。I received an ARC of this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review。 I categorize this book as ‘R’ because it contains scenes of violence and mature language。 The primary character of this novel is Counter-surveillance expert Devin Gray。Gray is in his enjoying a successful caree Author Steven Konkoly https://stevenkonkoly。com released the novel Deep Sleep on 1 January。 Mr。 Konkoly has published more than 20 novels with this being the first book of his Devin Gray Thriller series。I received an ARC of this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review。 I categorize this book as ‘R’ because it contains scenes of violence and mature language。 The primary character of this novel is Counter-surveillance expert Devin Gray。Gray is in his enjoying a successful career despite his mother。 She had been a successful CIA officer。 That is until she developed what everyone considers mental problems。 Her paranoia ended her CIA employment。 She left her family， and they became estranged from her。 Years have passed， and now she is dead。At first glance， she was the shooter in a murder-suicide。 Days after the funeral， Gray is contacted by his mother。 She is not reaching out from her grave but using automated texts and voice messages。 The messages lead Gray to meet with her trusted friend。The two are led to a secret cache of information that his mother accumulated over the years。 That information hints strongly that a long-term Russian espionage operation has been active in the US。 It all seems unbelievable， but the discovery of a surveillance team on Gray gives credence to more than paranoia。Gray recruits a trusted team of covert operatives。 He also reaches out to a long-time friend and former Marine Corps Helicopter Pilot， Marnie Young。 The team finds themselves pitted against equally experienced Russian agents。 Gray’s team has too little evidence to ask for help from authorities。 They must get more data to interest government agencies in the Russian sleeper agent plot。 But now the Russians are waiting for them。I thoroughly enjoyed the 8 hours I spent reading this 365-page thriller。 I thought that this was a very good， modern-day spy thriller。 I will be looking to add other books by Konkoly to my reading list。 The cover art chosen is OK。 I rate this book as a 5 out of 5。You can access more of my book reviews on my Blog （ https://johnpurvis。wordpress。com/blog/）。 。。。more
Sonja Cartier
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Another winner from Steven Konkoly！！A terrifying story that could easily be true in the espionage wars between the US and Russia。 I stayed up all night to finish the book。 Anxiously waiting for the next book in the series。
Kate Paparazzo
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Avid fans will recognize some crossover characters。 If you’re a Black Flagged fan， you now have a been graced with a new outlet。 Konkoly doesn’t leave us down and throws us right into the biggest international political espionage web you can （or can’t） imagine。 Put on your sneakers before reading so you can keep up。
Abibliofob
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First review of 2022。 I started the year with Deep Sleep by Steven Konkoly。 It's a brand new series featuring Devin Gray。 I found this book really great and well written with a terrifying storyline。 I am a big fan of the tv show The Americans and if you like me liked it you will love this book。 This book has its share of suspense， intrigue， action and thrills。 I am really looking forward to see where Konkoly will bring my new hero and his band of miscreants。 Hats of to you sir for once again com First review of 2022。 I started the year with Deep Sleep by Steven Konkoly。 It's a brand new series featuring Devin Gray。 I found this book really great and well written with a terrifying storyline。 I am a big fan of the tv show The Americans and if you like me liked it you will love this book。 This book has its share of suspense， intrigue， action and thrills。 I am really looking forward to see where Konkoly will bring my new hero and his band of miscreants。 Hats of to you sir for once again coming up with a set of characters to my liking。 I will recommend this to anyone who will listen to me。 I have to thank @netgalley @amazonpublishing and #Thomas AndMercer for giving me this advance copy of #DeepSleep by #StevenKonkoly #NetGalley 。。。more
Vibliophile
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Forced out of my comfort zone。。。 。。。 but no regrets this time I'm not the usual audience for suspense/thriller spy stuff， but pickings are slim for First Reads in this new year， & it was more promising than the rest， so。。。 Ok， all the acronyms， especially CONTROL， are making me think of Get Smart， lol。 This is not helping set the right mood。 Lots of middle-aged & older spy-guys instead of the young supermen stereotypical to this genre。 A refreshing change。 There are some amusing quips related to Forced out of my comfort zone。。。 。。。 but no regrets this time I'm not the usual audience for suspense/thriller spy stuff， but pickings are slim for First Reads in this new year， & it was more promising than the rest， so。。。 Ok， all the acronyms， especially CONTROL， are making me think of Get Smart， lol。 This is not helping set the right mood。 Lots of middle-aged & older spy-guys instead of the young supermen stereotypical to this genre。 A refreshing change。 There are some amusing quips related to being the over-the-hill crewWe get the perspective of Devin， his "crazy" mom & one of the bad guys。 And an old girlfriend comes along to help Devin。 The story is good at building & engaging interest。 Devin's mom hands him the puzzle pieces from the grave， & the conspiracy begins to be revealed。 With a couple of surprising twists。 The middle got to feeling a little bogged down in a couple of places， but once things are revealed， it picks up and races to the exciting finish。 The ending is good but has an 'episode closure' feel that leaves some of the plot strands to be continued。 It's got some serious stuff going on & even some gritty moments， but the author isn't heavy-handed about it。 I actually enjoyed this enough to share it with my Tom-Clancy-fan husband & to want to read the next installment in the series。 Content:Moderate swears， including f-bombsCasual/irreverent use of the Lord's Name （ie in vain） 。。。more
Jackie
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This is one book not to be missed。 There’s action， espionage and more to keep your attention。 It’s not such a long book but packs in plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing what happens next。
Mark Easter
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Deep Sleep is a great new effort from Steven Konkoly。 Claiming there are Russians under every rock is a career killer for an American intelligence operative。 But， what happens when there really are Russians under every rock？ That is the plot driving Deep Sleep。 I have always enjoyed Konkoly having read nearly everything he has published， but Deep Sleep feels like he has broken through to the level of Clancy， Greany， et al， and he has characters in Gray， Young， Bern， and Farrington that he can bu Deep Sleep is a great new effort from Steven Konkoly。 Claiming there are Russians under every rock is a career killer for an American intelligence operative。 But， what happens when there really are Russians under every rock？ That is the plot driving Deep Sleep。 I have always enjoyed Konkoly having read nearly everything he has published， but Deep Sleep feels like he has broken through to the level of Clancy， Greany， et al， and he has characters in Gray， Young， Bern， and Farrington that he can build with for many books to come。 Yes， the rocks have been turned over， and next it will be time to stomp out the exposed and squirming vermin。 Espionage thriller fans should not miss this read。 。。。more
David Pospisil
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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。Being a huge fan of the author， I was excited to read this first book in a new series。As I expected， I loved this book。Loved the characters and the action。The storyline of a 3rd generation of Russian sleeper agents was intriguing，Looking forward to the next book in the series。
First Clue
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For more reviews of crime fiction， subscribe to First Clue https://www。getrevue。co/profile/First。。。， our free， weekly newsletter。Fans of espionage and breakneck action are the audience for this political thriller from Konkoly （Black Flagged series）。 Unusually， the catalyst for the action is a dead woman: former CIA agent Helen Grey meets her end early in the book on a mysterious solo mission to kidnap a man from a retirement home。 Her son， Devin， is not surprised to hear that his mother is behin For more reviews of crime fiction， subscribe to First Clue https://www。getrevue。co/profile/First。。。， our free， weekly newsletter。Fans of espionage and breakneck action are the audience for this political thriller from Konkoly （Black Flagged series）。 Unusually， the catalyst for the action is a dead woman: former CIA agent Helen Grey meets her end early in the book on a mysterious solo mission to kidnap a man from a retirement home。 Her son， Devin， is not surprised to hear that his mother is behind this bizarre crime; she’s been paranoid about a government conspiracy for years。 But carefully coded messages she left in anticipation of her death lead Devin to the truth of the old saying that just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you。 Devin and his former-Marine friend Marnie （will they or won’t they get together by book’s end？） realize that long-swirling rumors about Russian agents infiltrating the U。S。 government， working to sabotage the country from within， might be true。 While the premise here is interesting， the action makes the book; it’s almost one long fight scene， and those who are nerdy for specs on drones， weapons， and surveillance tech will eat it up。 A must for Tom Clancy devotees。—Henrietta Verma 。。。more
Ileana Renfroe
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This is the first book I have read from this author and I must say it was a great read。It had all of the ingredients to make this a fantastic read！ We have Devin， a countersurveillance expert thrown against his wishes into a dangerous situation。 He needs to get rid of a covert network。 However， it will not be easy。 There was enough suspense to keep me on the edge of my seat。 This book grabs you from the beginning and does not let go until the very end。
Diane Bryant
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I've read several of Steven's books。。。。have enjoyed them all。。。and this book is no different。 The book does involve espionage （along the lines of The Americans series）， lots of action/suspense， and lots of: 'hmmm， I think this might actually be happening now！'。。。 Clear your calendar when you start reading this book as it will grab you & you'll want to finish reading it as quickly as possible！ Can't wait for the next book to be written！！！ I've read several of Steven's books。。。。have enjoyed them all。。。and this book is no different。 The book does involve espionage （along the lines of The Americans series）， lots of action/suspense， and lots of: 'hmmm， I think this might actually be happening now！'。。。 Clear your calendar when you start reading this book as it will grab you & you'll want to finish reading it as quickly as possible！ Can't wait for the next book to be written！！！ 。。。more
Stephen Wells
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The prospect of a new series from Steven Konkoly is always exciting， and I was not disappointed after reading this！ This is a thrill ride from the opening to the closing。 Somehow Konkoly never fails to develop not only an incredible plot but also wicked compelling characters。 He demands your investment in the story through the creation of empathetic characters。 While this is the first in a series， I can comfort anyone concerned with getting left with a cliffhanger that this is not the case。 Ther The prospect of a new series from Steven Konkoly is always exciting， and I was not disappointed after reading this！ This is a thrill ride from the opening to the closing。 Somehow Konkoly never fails to develop not only an incredible plot but also wicked compelling characters。 He demands your investment in the story through the creation of empathetic characters。 While this is the first in a series， I can comfort anyone concerned with getting left with a cliffhanger that this is not the case。 There is a bow at the end with just enough ribbon left for book two。 。。。more
Jeff
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Counter surveillance expect Devin Gray is thrust into a far-reaching conspiracy involving Russian sleeper agents in Deep Sleep， new from Steven Konkoly。 I’ve loved the author’s Ryan Decker series， and his new novel is an absolute winner！ With long time friend Marnie， a marine copter pilot， Devin joins forces with a mercenary group to untangle a web of sleeper spies， first uncovered by Devin’s mother， a CIA agent。 What follows is an intense， action packed novel， expertly told， with seemingly unco Counter surveillance expect Devin Gray is thrust into a far-reaching conspiracy involving Russian sleeper agents in Deep Sleep， new from Steven Konkoly。 I’ve loved the author’s Ryan Decker series， and his new novel is an absolute winner！ With long time friend Marnie， a marine copter pilot， Devin joins forces with a mercenary group to untangle a web of sleeper spies， first uncovered by Devin’s mother， a CIA agent。 What follows is an intense， action packed novel， expertly told， with seemingly unconnected characters all coming together at different points， resulting in a truly unputdownable novel that flies by。 With many loose ends， this book is obviously the start of a series， one which I am eagerly looking forward to。 Outstanding， 5 stars！ I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Leslie Bryant
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An absolute stunner of a book full of those ‘what if’ moments throughout。 A conspiracy never believed when first discovered， a son slowly convinced his mom wasn’t crazy， and a long-time friend who comes to believe。 Steve Konkoly delivers a breathtaking， suspenseful， thriller of a book that will keep you totally engaged from start to finish。 He brings back some characters we enjoyed from previous stories and introduces some engaging new ones。 I’m already excited for the sequel。 Well done， Steven An absolute stunner of a book full of those ‘what if’ moments throughout。 A conspiracy never believed when first discovered， a son slowly convinced his mom wasn’t crazy， and a long-time friend who comes to believe。 Steve Konkoly delivers a breathtaking， suspenseful， thriller of a book that will keep you totally engaged from start to finish。 He brings back some characters we enjoyed from previous stories and introduces some engaging new ones。 I’m already excited for the sequel。 Well done， Steven Konkoly！ I received an ARC of this book but will also purchase when published。 。。。more
Kathi Defranc
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A techno-thriller chill ride from start to finish！ Countersurveillance expert Devin Grey meets the unexpected when his Mom， a disgraced former CIA who thought she was still on a mission of supreme importance， dies。 Well when Devin finds just what she has left behind， he is pulled into a high-stakes race across the country， and every clue he uncovers makes him realize how deep the conspiracy his Mom uncovered really goes！ The USA may be dealt a deadly blow， soon， if Devin cannot see this mission A techno-thriller chill ride from start to finish！ Countersurveillance expert Devin Grey meets the unexpected when his Mom， a disgraced former CIA who thought she was still on a mission of supreme importance， dies。 Well when Devin finds just what she has left behind， he is pulled into a high-stakes race across the country， and every clue he uncovers makes him realize how deep the conspiracy his Mom uncovered really goes！ The USA may be dealt a deadly blow， soon， if Devin cannot see this mission through。。。 This is a long story， but the astounding twists， deceits， and action grab you by the throat and just do Not let up until the very end。 The characters feel so real， like you are sitting right there with them and trying to figure out what to do next。 I was so excited about this book when I was only 40% through I had to email the author about it's greatness！ I didn't enjoy the way it ends， a little quickly。 But I can see that the story does go on， so am Very excited about that！ I highly recommend this to all who enjoy espionage， you will be reading as fast as you can until the end。 I received an ARC from NetGalley and the author， who I thank， and I offer you my honest thoughts and feelings in this review。 。。。more
Kristine
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I was pleased to be able to receive this ARC because I have really enjoyed Mr。 Konkoly's latest Ryan Decker series。 So， you can imagine how unbelievably dumb I felt that I did not put two and two together into well into the book。 I can not believe that it took me that long to realize that this book takes place in the same world as his Ryan Decker series。 We are just dealing with the mercenary group this time - not Ryan and his gang。With that being said， the premise is interesting。 For me， it too I was pleased to be able to receive this ARC because I have really enjoyed Mr。 Konkoly's latest Ryan Decker series。 So， you can imagine how unbelievably dumb I felt that I did not put two and two together into well into the book。 I can not believe that it took me that long to realize that this book takes place in the same world as his Ryan Decker series。 We are just dealing with the mercenary group this time - not Ryan and his gang。With that being said， the premise is interesting。 For me， it took a while for me to get into it。 Maybe it was because I didn't realize WHO the characters were for a while， but I honestly think that the book just started off a bit slow。 But， in true Konkoly fashion， once things take off。。。。hold on to your hats。。I will say this， the ending was a bit odd。 It just ended。。。。seriously， it wasn't really a cliffhanger and there is definitely going to have to be a second book because it felt like the book just kind of ended in like the middle of a paragraph。 Weird。 It was almost like someone just picked a spot and said， "okay， this is enough pages for the first book， let's end it here and the rest will go in book 2" That was how out of place the ending was。 Granted， this is an ARC， so this might be changed by the time it goes to print。 We'll see。I enjoyed the book。 Not as much as I have with the last few Ryan Decker books， but to be fair， they are several books into that series so the reader has the opportunity to better know the characters and has much more of an investment in the happenings and goings on。 I liked Devin and Marnie。 They are new characters。 We've met Rich and his gang before， but we haven't really had the opportunity to focus on them like we do in this book。 So， I guess I'll be waiting for the next book to come out to find out what the heck this new gang is going to do。 Fun， fun， fun。。。。。Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 The review above is my opinion and my opinion only。 。。。more
Claudia
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Deep Sleep falls into that category of fast-paced US thrillers with a military/espionage/intelligence background， in which everyone always has the latest gear， the most secret of secret societies are doing secret things and the heroes win against all the oddest of odds - a wonderful genre to just get stuck in and lose yourself in explosions and crazy hunts for a while。 It's also a genre that has changed very little in the past years and can feel a bit stuffy for that reason。 That is why I was so Deep Sleep falls into that category of fast-paced US thrillers with a military/espionage/intelligence background， in which everyone always has the latest gear， the most secret of secret societies are doing secret things and the heroes win against all the oddest of odds - a wonderful genre to just get stuck in and lose yourself in explosions and crazy hunts for a while。 It's also a genre that has changed very little in the past years and can feel a bit stuffy for that reason。 That is why I was so pleasantly surprised that Deep Sleep takes some of this genre's conventions and turns them on their head: the operatives aren't young and fit; they're in their 50s （okay， and still fit） and not sure if they should be glad or complain about the likelihood of being retired soon; and our hero， Devin Grey， while a master at his own brand of spy work， is not one of those protagonists who can run 10 miles after nearly drowning， can fly anything， shoot anything， knows anything and who can get a little boring in their very perfection。 Instead， he stumbles around loudly while sneaking up on the enemy because he has never worn night vision goggles， causing his buddies to roll their eyes and wish they'd left him at home。 Another thing I really enjoyed was that we're finally beginning to see some women naturally portrayed both in positions of power （without laboriously explaining why she is so very special that she deserves this extreme reward） as well as part of the operatives teams， where they not only hold their own but also often save the day， not because or although they are women， but merely because they're good operatives， period。 The lengthy explanations of the conspiracy plot in the middle of the book were a little tedious at times， but necessary to get the required information across。 As usual， these quickly lost me， but in these cases I just lean back and trust that the author knows what he's talking about （and I'm sure Mr Konkoly， with his military background， does）， and your mileage with these may very well differ。 The book wraps its plot neatly enough to be read as a stand-alone， but the main conspiracy plot leaves more to be explored at the end of the novel， and I would not be surprised if we saw at least one sequel coming out in the near future。 I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Ellen White
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A plot that unfolds giving us a picture of what is going on in Israel， with the sirens and having a safe room in one’s home。We meet Maya going for her basic IDF combat training。Then there is Devin a countersurveillance expert racing across the country the stakes are high as are the risks。 The covert mission to stop the conspiracy network to destroy the United States。 Fast action to the endGiven ARC from Net Galley and Thomas Mercer。for my voluntary review and my honest opinion。 Jan 25， 2022 rele A plot that unfolds giving us a picture of what is going on in Israel， with the sirens and having a safe room in one’s home。We meet Maya going for her basic IDF combat training。Then there is Devin a countersurveillance expert racing across the country the stakes are high as are the risks。 The covert mission to stop the conspiracy network to destroy the United States。 Fast action to the endGiven ARC from Net Galley and Thomas Mercer。for my voluntary review and my honest opinion。 Jan 25， 2022 release 。。。more
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