Your Next Breath from New York Times best selling author Iris Johansen
Catherine Ling is one of the CIA's most prized operatives. Raised on the streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled into the agency at the age of fourteen. If life has taught her anything, it is not to get attached, but there are two exceptions to that rule: her son Luke and her mentor Hu Chang. Luke was kidnapped at age two, and now, nine years later, he has astonishingly been returned to her. Catherine vows never to fail him again. Now, just as she is building a relationship with Luke, it seems that someone from Catherine's past is playing a deadly game with her, and using those she cares about as pawns. Three are dead already: the former prostitute who helped Catherine when she was out on the street, a CIA agent with whom she worked closely, and the informant who helped her free Luke. Someone is picking off the people Catherine cares about one by one, with the circle narrowing closer and closer to those she loves the most. Catherine has made many enemies throughout her life, and she has no choice but to weed through her past to find out who is targeting her now, and then go after the vicious killer herself.
By HB LEVESQUE on May 5, 2015
Format: Kindle Edition
Johansen is so good I've never bothered to review any of her previous books (I've read them all) because anyone who's read one has gone back for all she's written. She never disappoints. Her cast of characters continues to expand and evolve into their own books and this books main character, Catherine Ling, was introduced many years ago as a street waif determined to survive by any means possible and survive she does blossoming into a remarkable woman with incredible talents and skills who's main concern is to help those who are helpless and she never backs down and never gives up - she began as a lethal loner and over the course of her career she's managed to surround herself with an intriguing, colorful, deadly, dangerous, loving, devoted cast of characters. Each as unique and intriguing as Catherine is. Can't wait for more on Cameron, the first man to intrigue Catherine on an intimate level and a man with some very exceptional talents all his own. Johansen grabs you and draws you in on the opening pages and never lets go - once started I couldn't stop until the last page was turned. Great way to spend a weeknight and the rest of my weekend! Loved it and can't say enough good things about it...from a voracious reader in foggy San Francisco.
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