The Truth Itself

The Truth Itself is a dark spy thriller written by author James Rayburn. Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the advance copy.

this is not your average spy novel, when i found out this was written by roger smith i had to have it. brings his style of writing to a genre i dont read. if this book was by any other author i would not have read it.

Thriller following a widowed mother with her small daughter. Kate is an ex-operative who exposed a cover up which led to the death of her husband. She runs to find Henry Hook in Thailand to get help. There are a lot of subplots and twists as no one can be trusted. Overall a thrilling read.

Very interesting book and premise, I enjoyed it from beginning to end. I can't wait for it to release so I can give a more formal review.

***4 Stars***

I highly recommend this book, great character development and well written with non-stop action. This was a complex read, with many intricate story lines. I should have made a flow chart at the beginning to keep track of everything that was going on, because one particular story line I lost some interest in because there was so much to follow. I read a fellow Goodread's review that compares this book to the show "Homeland", and I couldn't agree more. This story involves government conspiracy, terrorism threats, love affairs and complex relationships.
The story begins when Kate single handedly stopping a school shooting at her daughter's school. When news outlets immediately portray Kate on the news as a rightful hero, Kate takes her daughter and they go on the run as it turns out they have been hiding their identity from the government as Kate has been accused of treason. From that moment on this book never slows down in intensity and action.

First time reading anything from this author. This was a great read.
I found that there were times that I could not put this book down, I will be looking for more from this author.
Great read.