The Queen (The Patrick Bowers Files #5) by Steven James -- Starting March 1st 2024

[Melanie]

While investigating a double homicide in an isolated northern Wisconsin town, FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers uncovers a high-tech conspiracy that twists through long-buried Cold War secrets and targets present-day tensions in the Middle East.

In his most explosive thriller yet, bestselling author Steven James delivers a multi-layered storytelling tour de force that not only delivers pulse-pounding suspense but also deftly explores the rippling effects of the choices we make.

The Queen is a techno-thriller that will leave you breathless, offered by the author Publishers Weekly calls a "master storyteller at the peak of his game."

[Melanie]

Starting!

[Melanie]

Chapter 14

(view spoiler)[Yikes. I wonder what the history is between Pat and Amber....I think I remember part of it. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Chapter 15

(view spoiler)[I feel so badly for Tessa. She can't sleep because of the nightmare of what happened. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Amber and Sean

(view spoiler)[So sad that she is going through depression and that their marriage is suffering. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Finished

(view spoiler)[Wow!!! I had forgotten how intense that ending was!! To find out the his wife's killer was...himself?!? So crazy!! And Jake was Basque's partner?! I'm pretty sure I had thought he was the bad guy a few books ago, but then assumed I had remembered incorrectly...I guess I was just wrong on the book. (hide spoiler)]