This is the third book in the Michelle Reagan (Codename Eden) series, but my first encounter with her. Michelle is one of the Government’s covert tactical operators, or an assassin in layman’s terms.
The beginning of the book has Michelle rescuing a kidnapped CIA agent, who has been held and sold by a couple of bad guys in Iraq. After being repeatedly beaten and raped for two years, Bella is liberated from her captors and brought home by Michelle and her team. A bond forms between the two women on the way back Stateside, and Michelle agrees to hang around Bella, and help her, as she tries to assimilate back to some semblance of a normal life. Everything is going well until the unspeakable happens. On a girl’s trip to New York City, Bella is kidnapped again; by the same guy who took her in Iraq. There is plenty of “cat and mouse” after that, when it is discovered that the bad guy, Wasif, has plans for some sort of attack on the City. After acquiring the location where Bella is being held, Michelle goes from being a clandestine assassin to being an Agent Handler, as they try and figure out when, where and what type of attack Wasif is planning. All of this culminates in a dramatic conclusion that will keep you turning the page, to see how it ends.
This book is a departure from the usual portrayal of Michelle, than Scott Shinberg has shown in his earlier books in the series. The book is actually more about spy craft and good old fashioned detective work. Michelle also goes through a change in this book. She realizes that, despite her occupation as an assassin, she can also show empathy, patience and friendship.
I plan to go back and read the first two books in the series to see how Michelle began her career and evolved into the character we see now. If you like a strong female character, action, and a good old fashioned spy story, I would give Fly By Night a whirl. It’s a pretty good tale.
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