The story moved along at a good pace. The characters were fairly well-drawn and some of them were memorable. The villains were appropriately evil though somewhat stereotyped. The plot was well thought out and developed slowly but surely. The ending was surprising and unexpected.

What more can you expect from a spy thriller? I suspect and hope that in future efforts Battles will go for more depth, particularly in his characterizations.

I look forward to reading his next novel "The Deceived".