American expat Kate Moore has started a normal day in Paris, dropping her kids at the international school, doing some shopping, etc. Across the city, tech CEO Hunter Forsyth is annoyed that his police escort has just left and, even worse, he has no cell service. On the nearby rue de Rivoli, Mahmoud Khalid climbs out of a van and makes his way into the crowded plaza of a museum, setting down his briefcase and taking off his windbreaker. To reveal what looks like a bomb vest.
What do these three people have to do with each other? All is revealed in this follow-up to The Expats, a story which I found filled with so many twists and turns that it was, at times, tricky to follow. There are multiple viewpoints in this story, which can make it hard to keep track of unless you sit down and just power through this book (which I would done, had it not been for the fact that I had to go to work). Kate is still our main character, but there are other important characters here with storylines that intersect. And while a few of those characters are annoying (cue Hunter Forsyth), they're all interesting, intriguing or compelling. How they all tie together is revealed, bit by bit as you move through the story. Add to that action sequences worthy of a Jason Bourne movie and you have a completely enjoyable book.
I had really liked The Expats, so I was excited when I got my hands on a galley of this book. I also really liked how I couldn't tell how all of the characters and the plots were tied together until there was a small reveal --- I like that I was kept guessing. I also enjoy the character of Kate Moore. She has a good head on her shoulders and she doesn't seem to rattle easily, thinking on her feet and making quick decisions without looking back.
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