I really struggled to get through this book! I found the protagonists' relationship with women extremely problematic. Literally every female is described as 'sexy' so much so even when he is held at gunpoint he refers to the female assassin as sexy. I found this really unbearable, why are they referred to as sexy? Are normal women not hired by government bodies/terrorist groups. To me it seemed unnecessary and misogynistic.

Solid book. You can tell the author really knows his stuff, when it comes to military and investigations. If you like NCIS or JAG you will love this book. Its a very serviceable thriller. Is it at the level or a Jack Ryan, Mitch Rapp, or Reacher novel, no. But it is a definitely in that next tier below those.