This is a novel about clandestine operations and assassins with a smattering of family life, a business takeover and romantic connections. It is far from anything a reader can relate to but this reader found the intrigue fascinating. There is a plethora of realistic action that made me feel as if I were there and actually involved in it. Some of the action was replete with tremendous violence and surprisingly made me cringe. This novel is highly recommended and I thank NetGalley and Amazon Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book prior to publication.

I really enjoyed this one. I had just finished the first book in the series (The Elias Network) when I saw this one was available as an ARC. The first book was good, although I struggled a little bit to keep up with all of the characters and who worked for which agency. There are a LOT of acronyms in these thrillers. :) With this second book, I was already familiar with a handful of the characters, so that helped.

One thing I really enjoy about this series so far is that it's never just a straight-up good guy vs bad guy situation. The characters are more complex, and the way the storylines thread through and around each other makes it a slightly slower but more interesting read. The ending is the perfect setup for a third novel, too. I hope we don't have to wait too long for that one!

I deducted 1/4 star only because some of the internal dialogue from the main character got a little annoying. "I am Elias." Yeah, we know. I know it's his internal pep talk, but for some reason it just felt a little grandiose and awkward to me. But that's easily overlooked and I enjoyed the book otherwise.

I received this for free as an ARC in exchange for my honest feedback. Thank you for the ARC copy!

Thankyou to Netgalley for this ARC copy. I've been waiting for the sequel to The Elias Network and it did not disappoint. Caspians parents have unwittingly gotten involved with some shady characters and are being watched by the ATF because Cartels are involved and he's trying to help them. In the meantime one of his former foes is threatening a man that Caspian is watching. Both Caspian and Edgar are caught up in a game of espionage and trying to figure out the end game. A very sophisticated defense technology has been developed that China, Russia, Iran and North Korea all want. Mr. LaBelle, the inventor is being threatened and both men are trying to keep him alive and out of the hands of the countries making threats. Nonstop action.

As always a good read by the author. A fast paced story! I would recommend reading the previous book in the series. There are several references to the the first one and helps to understand. The book follows Elias Caspian beginning in Africa, then back to the US and dealing with his parents and to France to prevent technology falling into the wrong hands.

I recommend this book and look forward to more books in the Elias series. Also other works by the author are all really good.