CIA contractor Chris Morehouse comes under pressure when he has to stop an assassin in Berlin from killing an Iranian nuclear scientist who is trying to defect to the west.
In this fast-paced, tightly woven espionage story, Chris Morehouse, a British contractor for the CIA, must intercept an assassin in Berlin. The shooter’s target: an Iranian nuclear scientist who wants to defect to the West. With minimal intelligence on the assassin—positioned somewhere in a specific high-rise—Chris must find and eliminate the threat. One split-second before the trigger-pull, Chris realizes the assassin is someone he knows . . . very well. He freezes in the gut-wrenching decision—save the defector and kill his friend, or fail in his mission and let the shooter go free—and then . . . In Mask of Deceit, David Davies takes readers on a journey that spans the globe from the United Kingdom to Germany, India to Greece, and the United States to Sweden. The plot weaves and spins, pitting intelligence agencies and spies against each other who all have one thing in common—deceit. Will Chris play the pawn and complete his mission, or will he let emotions rule?
Professional Reviews
Hold on Tight
David Davies proved he can play in the big leagues with his blockbuster debut thriller, The Potential. In Mask of Deceit, he pulls ahead of the pack with a mind-blowing, round-the-world, rocket sled ride of espionage, murder, love and international intrigue. Events, twists and turns “ripped from the headlines,” whip past at breakneck speed, just as they do in real life when national security and American lives are on the line.
Chris Morehouse is a “no bollocks” professional whose laser focus on precision and performance ensures the best odds for success in the most dire scenarios. While office politics, greed and hatred threaten to throw the ranks into disarray, Morehouse, forever reminded of his humble beginnings, gets the job done when others can’t.
Davies illuminates the nuts-and-bolts requirements of daily survival for those perpetually torn between two worlds, the mundane and the menacing. Morehouse’s origins in the former inform his talents for managing the latter in a way we haven’t seen before. Davies’ unassuming hero, while certainly fallible, is forever the good soldier, the good boyfriend, the good brother, the good son. We are in the end as trusting in his character as we are in skills of the ultimate “driver,” David Davies. Together, they take us on an adventure we will never forget.
Amazing follow up to a strong debut, Mask of Deceit takes this character forward!
Wow, second book in the series comes out swinging and never stops. A trip around the world and in time links everything together for a non-stop rush. While The Potential built the character from the ground up, Mask of Deceit runs him full speed into the business, on purpose. Some real clearly unique scenes and ideas at work here, very impressive for a follow up to a strong debut. This book stands out and I read a lot of books!
Riveting and memorable
I was privileged get a look at the manuscript for this outstanding book before it was published and am thrilled that it's finally available to the general public. You see, all too many thriller writers attempt to pull plots from the headlines yet their novels fall apart, at least in the eyes of informed readers like myself (I've published over a dozen bestselling books on martial arts, violence, self-defense, countervailing force, and related topics), because they fail to do their homework and truly understand the subject matter. Not so here. Davies’ background in security consulting shines throughout his work. Convincing characters, compelling action, taut pacing, and tremendous writing make this book a captivatingly and refreshingly realistic read. It’s riveting and memorable. And very highly recommended!
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