"Life in the black ops world never had so bad. The level of paranoia and distrust required to survive in this short lived (literally) career is crystallized in this fast moving gambit where all the bosses are ultimate schemers and the front line agents are expendable pawns whose bodies litter city streets if they aren't paranoid enough to escape the numerous booby traps inherent in their job assignments. You never know who to trust in a Ryan thriller and the reader often puts his faith in a good guy who turns out to be the ultimate nasty villain--and can he write villains! Clarissa on her own without Jack works just nicely thank you. She's come a long way baby..."