Action-packed, suspenseful and anxiety-inducing, The Elias Enigma is a full throttle thrill ride filled to the brim with fisticuffs, shootouts, chases and international intrigue. Simon Gervais proves once again why he’s one of the best in the genre, delivering a well-crafted cinematic story that will make you hold your breath with every pulse-pounding moment.
After an unsanctioned operation to Kenya to eliminate a personal threat that raised more questions than answers, Caspian Anderson (code name: Elias) is back in action in France surveilling the CEO of an important defense technology start-up. However, this operation goes sideways as multiple factions with different agendas collide in their operations targeting the same individual. With no clarity on who’s who in the zoo and an inability to trust anyone, Caspian and his team must work alone to untangle this complex web and stop foreign powers from completing their mission to acquire game-changing technology that would put the US at risk of deadly attack.
The Elias Enigma is just a damn good book that you can’t put down. It’s got action, it’s got emotion, it’s got conflict, it’s got multiple international players with different agendas, and it’s got heart. In addition, as the second book in this series, it does a great job of using the plot as a vehicle to add depth and development to the main characters, providing more insight into their motivations, emotional states and capabilities. Furthermore, Gervais does a brilliant job of taking these extraordinary individuals and making them relatable, forging a connection with the reader that makes them live and die with every action, rooting for our valiant protagonists to win the day.
In short, this novel is well-written, contains fantastic characters, and is tons of fun to read. All of which is completely unsurprising for a Simon Gervais thriller. He always delivers and I can’t wait to see where he takes this series next.
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