After a disastrous test, Talia Inger, rookie CIA agent, is sidelined to the Eastern European "Other" department, then sent to backwater Moldova for a short, simple mission to ensure the security of some revolutionary defense data. However, things start to go wrong when the facility is breached and Talia learns just who is after the designs. With her shady civilian partner, Adam Tyler, Talia takes a deep dive into a world where only criminal minds and unlikely strategies will keep the Gryphon, a high-altitude data vault, hovering in the mesosphere. Even Tyler is more than he seems, and Talia begins to wonder: Is he helping her? Or using her access to CIA resources to pull off an epic heist for his own dark purposes?A cross between Mission Impossible and Ocean's Eleven (with a bit of Leverage thrown in), this book has all the intrigue of an international spy thriller combined with the scheming--and thieves--of a traditional heist. To me, the heist aspect makes all the difference, setting the book apart from so many other races to stop world destruction.
My initial impression of Tyler was womanizing slime, but I grew to respect him the more time we spent with him, even as I suspected some of his unshared history (and kept an open mind for a potential Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal--it's a spy story. You just can't trust anyone, even the people you love. Or hate.). Eddie's an adorable geek--I loved being able to follow his references to Star Wars, Star Trek, and other sci-fi/fantasy fandoms. The rest of the crew really grew on me too, questionable as they all are.
I'm definitely looking forward to the next book in the series!
Thank you Revell and NetGalley for the complimentary e-book. I was not required to write a positive review, and all opinions are my own.
Talia Inger
1. The Gryphon Heist
2. Chasing the White Lion
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