Disgraced CIA agent Elaine Cunningham is called back into the field to track down Jay Tice, a traitor who has escaped from prison.
My thoughts
This made for an enjoyable, entertaining thriller. Lynds kept the action moving and threw in plenty of twists to keep me on my toes.
Cunningham makes a competent, compelling female lead (and I love that she drives a red Jag). The mystery surrounding Tice—a former high-ranking CIA operative who went to jail after admitting he'd betrayed his country—elevates an already intricate plot. I was a little worried at the outset because it seemed inevitable that these two would fall into a cliched May–December affair, and I was gratified that Lynds resisted this and even added a complex romantic backstory for each of them.
Lynds takes her time laying the groundwork for the plot, but even the slowish beginning held my attention and the payoff in the last chapters is immensely rewarding. She reveals each character's layers and motivations with precise timing so the pieces fall into place at just the right time. Lynds also has a talent for writing taut, nail-biting action sequences.
My sole issue with this book was the identity of the mysterious Moses character. He would have behaved entirely differently when he was first introduced—but then that would have ruined the entire book.
Bottom line
Good sick day read.
Fine print
The Last Spymaster, by Gayle Lynds
Genre: Thriller
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I borrowed this book from the library
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