Sam Capra is not your typical suburban dad. He's a single dad raising his 13 year old son in Austin, Texas. He owns multiple bars around the world, and needs to travel to them on occasion. But what makes Sam not so typical is the fact that Sam works for a secret espionage program called Special K. Of course, Sam's son and all of his acquaintances are unaware of this fact. When Sam spots a known assassin at his son's basketball game, his life becomes entwined in a mission that could expose his secret. But he needs to succeed in finding a traitor, or his son's life could be lost.
This was the first Sam Capra adventure I've read, but the thrilling pace has me wanting to read more.
I was given an ARC of Traitor's Dance by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Wow. So this is quite a fast paced and enjoyable book. This is the first book by Jeff Abbott that I have read and it will not be my last. In this book we have Sam who is out of “the game” now and is living his life as a dad of his 13 year old son in Austin, Tx when he is task with finding Markus Bolt, a traitor to the USA who has been living in Moscow for years. Now after being friends with Russia for so long neither country can find him and its up to Sam to find him before the Russians do.

If you love the Bourne movies or any of the Mission Impossible franchise "Traitor's Dance" is sure to entertain! Sam Capra balances single fatherhood with his work in intelligence and it sure does take a village. Full of familial drama and international bad guys this was a quick and action packed read.

The audio was well done with accents and character delineation. The action sequences played out on the page so realistically and the emotion between father and son, aunt and nephew, mother and daughter, were charged and tangible.

There is a lot going on in this book but I was able to keep up and figure it all out, even though it is the 6th book in this series and I have not read any previous ones. Sam is a spy and owns several international bars as his cover. He is living in Austin, Texas, with his son, Daniel, and really all he wants is to be the best dad he can but while at a basketball game his son is playing in he notices another spy there and he is distracted. When he meets up with him he is given a message and that sets off this book. He is to bring in a missing traitor who may be about to contact his daughter who is living in Miami. Good thing Sam has a bar there. This was a fast paced and sometimes frantic read/listen but really good. Everyone was involved, even the former Nanny, Leonie. If this series continues, I will be sure to grab the next one.

In Traitor's Dance, Jeff Abbott brings back Sam Capra, though it's been ten years since the events of the last book.

"Sam works for a secret espionag agency called Section K. He is living in Austin, TX with his 13-year-old son, Daniel and just trying to be the best suburban dad. Sam is approached by a fellow spy with news that a former agent, Markus Bolt, is missing from Russia, where he defected after betraying the US. It looks like he's headed back to the US to see his family. Sam's job is to catch Bolt and bring him in - without letting anyone else know what's going on. Just a simple pickup..."

This is going to be one of my favorite books this year. It's fun when an author makes up their own agency. (Section K) It gives them the ability to do whatever they want. Sam is up against the Russians who want Bolt back as well as rival intelligence agents. Plus Bolt knows how to stay hidden.
There's a lot of action in these pages and some surprising twists. Everyone is not who you think they are. Abbott does a nice job of not veering into Russian bad-guy stereotypes.

Would have liked to see more emotion and inflection from the audiobook narrator. I've been spoiled by the many great audiobook performances this year. This feels more like it's being read to you. It's unfortunate because this is a great story from Abbott.

This is part of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone. But now I need to go back and read the others. Abbott has a great fast-paced writing style. This is an excellent action-thriller.