Spectrum by Ethan Cross.
The gruesome killing of more than 300 white squatters in a South African village is still unsolved when the alleged assassin enters a storage facility in the US and takes several hostages.No demands and an obvious play for time leave hostage negotiators on edge. When the FBI is called in, they bring Dr. August Burke, a young man with James Dean looks and a brilliant mind capable of seeing behavioral patterns where others can't. Unfortunately, Burke hates being around people. Can he put his social anxieties aside and solve the mystery before it's too late?Together with FBI Special Agent Carter, Burke finds the door to a secret laboratory beneath the storage facility. Is this what the culprits are really after? Soon Burke realizes they are dealing with an enemy who is willing to kill thousands without batting an eye.Across the globe, Constable Isabel Price picks up her gun and starts the hunt for the killer behind the village massacre, even if that means losing everything. She has no intention on bringing him back alive. Her thirst for revenge leads her to the US, and her path intertwines with the hostage takers.
A brilliant read. Loved Ethan. Can't wait for next book. 5*.

To be honest you really need to concentrate on this book and I mean really concentrate. There are so many different story lines all woven together it can get confusing at times, hence the reason you must concentrate. It is really clever the way Cross has mapped his book out. The stories intertwine.

You have two sides. The terrorists or assassins who are cruel and sadistic. Then you have the other side which is the CIA doing their utmost to bring said terrorists down.

The CIA actually use what they see as lesser terrorists to lure the bigger terrorists in. Now this is where it can get confusing. If the terrorists are on American soil the FBI and local law enforcement are involved. This is when the CIA's plotting and scheming comes undone. And then you have the huge South African assassin who clearly is psychotic and is a one man killing machine.

The main characters are really well developed. They are also intriguing the way they play the part. The CIA agent annoyed me somewhat as all he really did was stand there and look smug. Are they not on the same side? Well this makes you question that and everything else you thought you knew.

However, I will warn you when you start out on Cross's journey Cross captures you from the beginning. It is amazing how many ways humans can kill each other, You won't be able to put the book down because at the end of each chapter Cross leaves you hanging so you are always saying one more chapter.

The conclusion of the book is excellent. Everything just seem to come together and then you really do understand the meaning of the book. It is a really explosive ending.

Would I recommend this book? Most definitely. Enjoy!

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Ethan Cross brings a story multiple story lines that shows how the governments will work with terrorists to bring down the bigger terrorists. Readers might find themselves a little lost as they find each multiple story time intertwines and than moves into their own story time only to be pulled back together.
The characters are well thought out with a focus readers will be able to follow.
Spectrum is a very dark story filled with graphic scenes of death that will pull at heart string of readers. I have to admit as a reader I did find myself lost several times when the stories were separate and than intertwine and separate again.
The cast of character is very large so much you as a reader you pay attention.
Once the story gets going no one will be able to put down the book until you discover why its called spectrum.
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

I received my copy via NetGalley for an honest review.

This booked interested me from the description on NetGalley.

This book is a very clever intermingling of multiple story lines. One one side the cruel, sadistic assassin out to make money to then disappear into the mists.... another side the CIA intent to be able to make as much money from a deal with "terrorist".... then we have the hunter from the past, on the trail to catch the assassin and make him pay..... mixed in with the are the FBI and how they have to handle the situation.

Worlds collide when the assassin changes the plan as far as the CIA saw it.... they need to keep things quiet, but the FBI and SWAT are making so much noise. Then right into the mix comes the hunter from South Africa making even more of a mess of things.

We have intricate plans and very clever character generation throughout. We see this genius level FBI agent (I so much related to him as Reed from Criminal Minds) helping make massive gains in a case, and a SWAT officer causing all the noise they didn't want.

The outcome is very very clever and the name of book finally comes to light as we traverse the stories as they rush to their explosive conclusion.

Very clever and enjoyable book - and indeed I am awaiting then next in the series which is alludes to so much.....

I recommend this book for those who like action. The book itself is kinda a spin-off of his Shepherd series. You don't need to read those books in order to understand it. I hope there is a sequel.