The Paris Betrayal by James R. Hannibal

 

Ben Calix comes home from his last mission to find things totally aren't what he expected. He wanted to relax instead he is attacked by a sniper, then an ambush and he soon finds out that he is out of The Company. He has been unfairly labeled a traitor. But why? And how can he stop the bioweapon that he fears will be unleashed if he is cut off?

The Paris Betrayal started out with a bang and as a reader I hit the ground running, so to speak. It took me a few pages to figure out what was going on and then I was quickly swept up int he action as I rootied for Ben to overcome his many obstacles. This is definitely a fast-paced novel that kept me turning pages quickly. I really liked Ben and wanted him to beat the odds. I also liked his friend, Clara, that helped him out of trouble to start with. There were some twists and turns that I didn't see coming and I wasn't sure how it was going to end until I got there. 

I also thought it was interesting that Hannibal included the pandemic and it is set in our world today, at this time in history. I enjoyed reading his afterword where he talks briefly about the writing process of this book for him. There wasn't a lot of spiritual substance for those who like more of that but otherwise The Paris Betrayal was a great, clean suspense novel that kept my interest all the way through. I like that eye catching cover too.

I received this book courtesy of Baker Publishing Group, Revell Division, through Interviews & Reviews. All opinions in this review are my own.