The Deceived, by Brett Battles is the sequel to last year’s The Cleaner.
Jonathan Quinn is a cleaner, excelling at making things disappear. He doesn’t let things get personal. That is, until he is hired to get rid of a body that happens to be a friend of his. Now, he has made it his personal mission to track down his diseased friend’s girlfriend, who is mysteriously missing.
With even more suspense than The Cleaner, Battles has developed his characters and spun a story with incredible twists. Quinn is ruthless when it comes to his job, but he remains loyal to his friends. And once again, Quinn must travel the globe to track down the answer to his mystery. And along the way, he stumbles upon a nefarious plot of espionage and assassinations. Joining Quinn once again is his trusted sidekick and protégé Nate, as well as Orlando, his unrequited love interested and long-time friend, both adding other dimensions to Quinn’s character. But I have to say that the strength of the novel is the action and suspense, which are the qualities that make spy novels and movies great. It’s edge-of-your-seat excitement that will keep you up into the wee hours of the morning.
Great characters, exotic locales, intense suspense, political espionage, unforeseeable twists, and deception – this is an adventure series that every reader will enjoy.
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The Cleaner