Noah Boyd
Airplane book. This is a classic national security / spy thriller that reminds me of the cold war agent-double agent stories of the 80's and 90's. Here the FBI brings in its now retired, disgraced and reluctant super cop to help uncover Russian sleeper agents in the U.S. government. Steve is a typical lone-wolf operator who is forced to work with his once-lover of an assistant deputy director to save the U.S. for certain peril. My only complaint is how much a a pedestal Steve is put on. Whenever there is a particularly difficult problem, Steve comes in and is allowed to sit in silence and look at all the evidence while everyone else stands around and watches him. Then he has an epiphany and a course is charted to solved the next piece of the mystery. A bit too well wrapped up for me. But I liked how seemingly unrelated mysteries tied back together into a single story. A pretty good effort in this genre.
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