Review: James Bond meets The Thirty-Nine Steps via The Vatican
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2013
When Rich Weller, rookie FBI agent, spills the beans to his dad that he's working for the Feds, his father literally falls off his chair in an attempt to steady his boiling anger. Now that Rich has dropped the bombshell in a bid to pay off his mounting debt and grad school loans, his father can't ride him anymore about wasted time spent studying.  What he CAN do is warn him of the dangers of working for one of the biggest gov't agencies in the world.An uncommonly imaginative thriller astutely written and skilfully plotted.  Cleverly detailed with persuasive dialogue and hypersonic action scenes. An intricate study of post-war politics, sophisticated humour, and the subtle compassions of ordinary human relationships.Penetrating and accurately observed, intercut with moments of remarkable realism.A sovereign read.