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"The newest entry in the sizzling international thriller series featuring Nicholas Drummond, from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Catherine Coulter. Freshly minted FBI agent Nicholas Drummond is barely out of his Quantico training when he and his partner, Mike Caine, are called to investigate a stabbing on Wall Street. Their investigation, however, yields more questions than answers. It quickly becomes clear that the victim, John Pearce, was more than the naval historian and antiquities dealer he appeared to be. What Drummond doesn't know is that buying and selling rare books was Pearce's cover, and that he had devoted his life to discovering the whereabouts of a missing World War I U-boat concealing a stash of gold bullion, and an unexpected surprise that only raises more questions. When Drummond and Caine find both of Pearce's adult children have disappeared, the case assumes a new sense of urgency. The FBI agents know their best lead lies in the victim's cryptic final words-"The key is in the lock." But what key? What lock? The search for Adam and Sophia Pearce takes them on an international manhunt, which threatens to run them afoul of an eccentric billionaire industrialist with his own plans not only for the lost gold, but the creation of a weapon unlike anything the world has ever seen"-- "Newly-minted FBI agent Nicholas Drummond and his partner Mike Caine race to solve a puzzling murder and put a stop to a dangerous criminal genius "--… (more)
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I like both Nicholas and Mike and their attraction to each other while still not dwelling on or doing anything about it. A spontaneous hug or kiss when realizing the other is okay or watching over the other. And while there are some secondary characters that feel somewhat wooden at this point, you’ve got to love Nigel, Nicholas’ butler. I hope we see a lot more of him as well as Nicholas’ family. We are provided contact with Savich and Sherlock, but it’s only through phone calls. But apparently the next book brings Nicholas and Mike to Washington.
And if you thought the NSA was invasive with keeping track of phone records, this story will really have you wondering what is actually possible.
This book had a conspiracy theory, a historical artifact that may be the key to the worst weapon ever, a large amount of
I must admit to taking to MacLeod Andrews narration faster than Renée Raudman’s I thought his narrations were fabulous and all his accents seemed real and well done. Raudman though it took me a little while to enjoy her voice although by the end I was enjoying her narration. I would listen to more by both of these narrators.
This was my first book by this author and I think I will go back and listen to the first book in this series and follow this series as it progresses.
3 ½ Stars
Their investigation, however, yields more questions than answers. It quickly becomes clear that the victim, John Pearce, was
The search for Adam and Sophia Pearce takes them on an international manhunt, which threatens to run them afoul of an eccentric billionaire industrialist with his own plans not only for the lost gold, but the creation of a weapon unlike anything the world has ever seen.