How far are you ready to go to become a partner?

Synopsis

It’s never what it seems.

A murder of a high-profile law partner on a Manhattan street should have made the front page of the news. And yet it didn’t. Drew Bradley’s murder was treated as just another senseless crime and relegated to page four of the evening edition. But what if the press had been privy to the fact that the murder was actually an assassination?

As the partners at Lannister and Stewart scramble to fill the vacuum left by Drew Bradley’s sudden death, Asia Blythe, a rising star in the firm is offered his coveted position. But this golden opportunity that brings with it power, prestige, and unlimited financial rewards demands adherence to a code. A code of allegiance to the firm with no exceptions. Catapulted into the world of genetically modified designer babies and state-sponsored espionage, is Asia prepared to deal with the intrigues of a world that will threaten her life and shatter her illusions?

My review

Asia Blythe is rising in the law firm of Lannister and Stewart. Her absolute dream is to become a partner. But not if the cost is the life of another partner.
Yet she finds herself proposed the position when Drew Bradley suddenly dies. Problem is that Drew didn’t died of a natural cause, but was murdered.

After her initial joy of being able to become partner, Asia quickly discovers that being a partner doesn’t only bring power, prestige and financial reward. But there is a code she must live buy, a code of allegiance without exceptions.
The more Asia discovers about the firm and the way the partners work, the more reluctant she is to become partner.

But not only her partnership is at risk, it’s also her own life. Luckily for her, she can always count on the help from Sam, who is not only a freelance colleague, but also her boyfriend.
Will the truth come out? and at what consequences?

Each time I read a story from this author, I get the chills. I truly hope that the author has a very big imagination, because thinking that there are people like that in real life, is just terrifying.

Asia is a woman who knows what she wants in her career, but that doesn’t make her ruthless. She has a good sense of right and wrong. She does not act on impulse and makes decisions she afterwards will regret.
But she has a good gut feeling and trusts also her instincts.

When she is taking over Drew’s clients, she has a feeling many things are off. And instead of just going with the flow, she wants to figure out what is going on.
And the truth is much darker than she thought.

I have to admit, the whole world of bitcoins, modifying DNA and espionage is not something of my knowledge, I just know some tiny bits of what is possible and what not. But putting my ignorance on the side, I was again fully submerged in this thriller.

It was also nice to see the characters of the previous part again. But no worries for those who haven’t read it, this book is perfectly readable as a standalone.

This story is a perfect example of what a thriller should be. I had no clue where the story was going, what our main characters had to endure and what lengths the bad characters would go.
A real page-turner with intelligent people who are determined to find the truth, many conspiracies but also some lighter moments that allow you to catch your breath!