Unfortunately I didn’t love this one as much as I was hoping to. I liked the idea behind it and the storyline, but it fell flat for me. I can see why some people love this one, but it just wasn’t for me.

This bookcase an interesting story line and the multiple points of view are fun and fast paced. However, the author did not done good job of switching POVs which became confusing. There are also some grammatical and spacing errors that need woek. f you're interested in foreign affairs and terrorism, this would be a thrilling book.

Set a year after the 9/11 attacks, Missions details the lead up to and the aftermath of a terrorist attack in Paris. Following both the perpetrators and the investigators; as we begin to piece together what happened.

Following three different sets of characters, we frequently move between the past and present. This is something I have seen work well in other books but on this occasion there are just too many ‘side characters’. Everything becomes a bit muddled, with characters blurring, as a result we become a bit lost of the roles of some the minor characters.

There was definitely promise, and would give future books by McGuire a chance, but it needs work.