The Bricklayer: Noah Boyd

The Bricklayer, by Noah Boyd, Morrow 2010. isbn 9780061827013

Noah Boyd, a former FBI agent,  has crafted an excellent first book that has received great reviews and is already being collected. The FBI is the victim of a covert group of criminals that are extorting money and are killing agents. The FBI bring in Steve Vail, a former agent fired for not being a team player and let him work on the case.

The Bricklayer is a perfect example of the return of the intelligent thriller. It has nonstop action and a complicated, scary plot. The leads, Steve Vail and Deputy Assistant Director Kate Bannon are strong, very cool characters. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Richard