This story focuses on a foreign journalist who discovers an Amsterdam-based sweatshop that enslaves young girls as laborers. A private security firm hires John Knox and Grace Chu as a team to dismantle the child labor operation and rescue the girls. Along the way, they tangle with a crime organization, and it becomes unclear just who is good.
I enjoyed this book. Reading it was like seeing a Jason Bourne movie: lots of action, with some quieter moments to tell the story. There is a definite sense of tension and urgency that permeates the story.
I appreciated that the characters felt complex, and none of them were perfect. Some of the back-story, like the hints about training for how to know if someone is following you, was also pretty interesting. Making Knox and Chu into a team made for a good mix; Knox has a lot of cultural knowledge and combat skills, and Chu is well versed in obtaining sensitive tech information. With a lot of back-and-forth going on, as well as multiple perspectives, I found that if I put the book down for too long, I needed to go back slightly and re-orient myself. So, with a book this fast-paced, it's easier to just set aside some time and read it through. At least, that's my suggestion if this sounds like your kind of book.
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