Countdown America

A single mother races against the clock to save her children against an unknown enemy who does not even ask for ransom.

CIA Chief Supervisor Isabella Bendel's first day in her new position starts off with having to break up with her first boyfriend since her husband died six years ago since John is also her co-worker and now one of her subordinates. At the same time a computer programmer arrives on American soil with plans to destroy America. Within days, Bendel survives an attack and learns during the interrogation that her children and mother have been taken by an unknown entity. The clock starts for both the computer programmer who has to complete his mission before his boss terminates him and for Bendel to save her family. She calls in all of her resources to save her family relying on John, Vanessa, and Suzanne (women she has known for over a six years and trusts). It seems no matter what Bendel does though, the bad guys keep trying to kill her and they seem to always be one step ahead of her and time is running out for her family.

Countdown America written by M.C. Fox is a fun espionage ride. I will admit that I knew one of the bad guys right away (Asiya). There are also a couple of other twists that do not seem plausible due to how Fox wrote the characters and the history she gave them, but if you go with the flow it is enjoyable. The twists are actually something that you would see on a television show so it is not really that far fetched. The story moves quickly and Fox writes strong women characters which I personally would like to see more of in the future. This is strictly a suspense book with no romance and it does not need it, but I am just giving my lady readers a heads up. If you are looking for a fun beach read - this is it.

I received this book for #free in a #Goodreads Giveaway and it did not affect my opinion at all.

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