Terrific story, great writer and have read all their books. This was among the top 3 for sure. Thanks for the early read and good luck with the book

January is after a traitor and July is trying to find his client. They end up meeting each other to take down the bad guys. . I enjoyed this book a lot and hope to see more of January and July in future books.

I have read all of Jeff Abbott's books and have enjoyed each of them I found this one a bit hard to get into and lacking the fast pace of the others. Thanks for the advanced read and good luck witht he book.

I’ve read several of Jeff Abbott’s books and enjoyed them very much. This one, JANUARY AND JULY, a little less so.

The premise is an interesting one. A young spy, January, bungles an assignment in Paris. A bodyguard, July, loses his protectee in Houston. Then not long after these unfortunate events, they wind up in the same little town, Lethey, Texas, looking for the same man, Bill Connors, so they can reclaim the good reputations they feel they’ve lost. The town is populated by a bunch of weird people with questionable motives, and wouldn’t you know it, they’re all asking the same question as January and July: “Where’s Bill?”

The ensuing investigation, studded with slow-moving intrigue and a couple of murders, comprises the first three-fourths of the book. The last quarter is a torrent of rumination, explanation, and revelation that flows so fast I had to go back and re-read some just to be sure I understood what was going on. I’m not altogether sure I succeeded.

JANUARY AND JULY is not a bad book; it’s just a sluggish one. By the end, I surmised it has to be the the introduction of a new series. I’m pretty sure I’ll read installment two. First, because January and July are such likable, flawed characters I want to get to know them better. Second, Bill Connors, the enigma nobody really seems to know, must have a fascinating story to tell. And finally, maybe we’ll be let in on the secret of what’s up with those names that just happen to be months of the year. If a second book does come to pass, I’m hopeful that Abbott will return to the fast-paced, riveting tales I so enjoyed in his other books.

Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for providing a digital review copy of this book.