This is the third in the Risk Agent series, and finds John Knox again dealing with David Dulwich, his contact at Rutherford Risk. When he's handed a photo of a transaction he recently facilitated in the Middle East, Knox is a bit disturbed, especially since he is shown the photo in the Red Room, Rutherford's high-security underground bunker. Pressed into accepting a job as an art broker in Istanbul, Knox is paired (again) with Grace Chu to navigate a risky deal.
I would say the same thing about this book that I did about the previous Pearson book: reading this story is like watching a Jason Bourne movie. It's a fast-paced thriller with steady catch-and-release tension and complex characters. Generally, I thought the book was okay, and felt like Pearson does a good job of making the setting feel real, along with the action. However, there were times when it started to feel a bit far-fetched and thinly stretched, plot-wise. The action is good, but at the same time, it feels like it's being used to distract me from the places where the plot isn't holding together. I liked Choke Point better, and I'm not sure if I'll be eager to grab White Bone (Risk Agent, #4) when it comes out in July.
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