Before buying this book, I checked the ratings first even though it's on sale. This is the first I've read from Jonathon King and his writing style was good. I only found out he's a former journalist after reading the story and it explained how he put attention to the details.

The story started with the suspect's activities then switched to first person (Max's). I put aside my reservations about reading series in order because this is the 4th in the Max Freeman series, and I'm glad I did because this could be read as a stand alone.

Mr King wrote a recap of characters, their traits, and he never failed to mention the background of how they met Max. The story had suspense all right, but it only worked for me when I was about 80% through with the book. The pacing was moderate, and it's obvious the author described the suspect perfectly with Colin O'Shea's profile.

The part I liked best is the presence of a Filipino character, and how Max and Billy spoke little of the language. I'm a Filipina so it's a given I have a bias, and the issues Mr King described here are truth-to-life about Filipinos around the world making a living to send money to their families back home - and not all are fortunate to have stress-free jobs, most of them are blue-collar workers who suffer discrimination and torture, just like Rodrigo.

I liked how the events were weaved together in the end, it was a quick kill (literally) and it was justified. I liked the plot, but sometimes the story dragged on that I didn't finish it quickly.