Catherine Ling is one of
the CIA’s most prized operatives. Raised on the streets of Hong Kong,
she was pulled into the agency at the age of fourteen. If life has
taught her anything, it is not to get attached, but there are two
exceptions to that rule: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang. Luke was
kidnapped at age two, and now, nine years later, he has astonishingly
been returned to her. Catherine vows never to fail him again. Now, just
as she is building a relationship with Luke, it seems that someone from
Catherine’s past is playing a deadly game with her, and using those she
cares about as pawns. Three are dead already: the former prostitute
who helped Catherine when she was out on the street, a CIA agent with
whom she worked closely, and the informant who helped her free Luke.
Someone is picking off the people Catherine cares about one by one, with
the circle narrowing closer and closer to those she loves the most.
Catherine has made many enemies throughout her life, and she has no
choice but to weed through her past to find out who is targeting her
now, and then go after the vicious killer herself.
Review: Another
excellent book by Johansen. Your Next Breath was one of those books
that was excellent from start to finish. I absolutely loved how so many
of Johansen's characters were in this book like Eve and Joe from the
series who are a part of their own series and then of course Catherine
Ling who was the main character of the series this book was a part of.
The interaction of the two series and how at the end Johansen set up the
next Eve Duncan book was brilliant.
Now for this book itself I loved
it. It sent me through the emotional ringer when I thought Eve was
going to loose Jane. (I won't say more for spoilers reasons). I also
loved the new side of Catherine we saw in this book, a softer side where
she is not so alone. Then Cameron, what can one say about Cameron? You
want him and Catherine to give into the passion but it is so much fun to
watch them fight the attraction. This book had it all.
The plot had
action, suspense, cat and mouse games and teasers for the next book.
Everything you could ask for in a great book. I am giving this book five
out of five stars.
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