AMAZON FIRST READS/ BOOK REVIEW- A Killer's Game (Daniela Vega #1) by [Isabella Maldonado]

   

An FBI agent with a background in cryptography. A brilliant game maker bent on revenge. A deadly battle of wits and wills. An ingenious thriller from the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Cipher.

FBI agent and former military codebreaker Daniela “Dani” Vega witnesses a murder on a Manhattan sidewalk. The victim is chief of staff for a powerful New York senator. The assassin turned informant is Gustavo Toro. His code: hit the target and don’t ask questions. When Dani suspects a complex conspiracy, the only way to take down the mastermind is from the inside, forcing her to partner with Toro. Together they must infiltrate the inner circle at a remote facility.

Except it’s a trap. For all of them.

Locked in a subterranean labyrinth and held captive by an unseen host, Dani, Toro, and others must fight for their lives. Now Dani must stay undercover, unravel a bizarre conspiracy, and survive lethal puzzles. But will Toro be friend or foe? Because in this killer’s game, everything is real: the paranoia, the desperation, and the body count. And only one person can make it out alive.

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 5 STARS

This story has a dramatic start and  built up a good foundation from the beginning. 

Then there were times in the beginning though when it felt like there was a bit too weremuch technological information for me.  You could see that the author did their homework.  But I was glad when the story picked up with less of it and more about the people and their actions.

Dani Vega, was the Best. It didn't take long to be cheering her on.  There were also some other people on the side of good that kept my interest as well. 

I'm glad that I stuck with the story because "wow". When it picked up the pace it went off at an intense rate and stayed there.  I ended up loving the clever story and it's twists and turns and the dramatic ending. Normally I like my stories with some romance in it, which this one didn't have.  So when I say I loved it, that's saying a lot.  I don't really want to say much more about the story because I don't want to give anything away.  Why spoil it for new readers? My last words are that I would definitely read another book by this author. 

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