Bruce -
The first novel written under the nom de plume Noah Boyd has all the cliche's one can find in an FBI thriller - the renegade kicked out of the bureau because he can't follow rules but is sucked by in on a big case for his unique and superior talents, sexual tension with his female FBI partner, still unable to play by the rules....and throw in some witty dialogue. Having said that, the story Boyd weaves is very original and is a page-turner. Steve Vail, the bricklayer, must match wits with a criminal mastermind who sends him chasing one deadly clue after another. I gave this book 4.5 stars. There was a note on Amazon that Paul Lindsey, author and former FBI agent who wrote his last two novels under the pen name Noah Boyd, has passed away. His last novel "Agent X" reintroduces Steve Vail in a final FBI thriller.
