I know a lot about the military and blackwater types. This book had me riveted from the start I could not put it down. Fact telling in the extreme of the high stakes world of "bodyguarding" was very accurate in the telling. Her knowledge of western block counties extreme I was there I saw it first hand. You want to feel bad for Maddie and demonize Ian but the best is yet to come the twists and turns in this book are amazing a roller coaster ride all the way. Its a book you can't tear your eyes away kind of read! One could only hope they make it into a movie because I for one would love to see it on the big screen! This book is a thrilling ride into the dark world of overseas oops one of the best I've read!