Assumed Identity - David Morrell

I've been a big fan of David Morrell's style of writing and espionage theme since I read Fifth Profession years and years ago. Assumed Identity was absolutely not a disappointment. First of all, the story was great. Exciting, dramatic and there were very many unexpected tidbits that made it all the more intriguing. The story sucked me in right from the first few pages and I didn't want to stop reading until I knew how it ended. The action and suspense were there, but not over the top, which tends to happen in suspense/thrillers that have an espionage twist to them. I recommend this book whole heartedly. Happy reading!

During his career as an undercover Army Special Operations agent, Brendan Buchanan has taken on more than 200 assumed identities. But when his cover is blown on a drug sting in Mexico, he is forced back on the identity he knows the least--his own. Buchanan receives a desperate SOS from Juana Mendez, the operative who posed years before as his wife. Determined to save her, Buchanan travels across the U.S. and ultimately back to Mexico accompanied by fearless, sexy Washington Post reporter Holly McCoy, who knows a lot about covert operations and is planning a feature on Buchanan. During their travels, they uncover a bizarre tale of a missing opera diva, her billionaire industrialist lover and his plot to destroy ancient Mayan ruins in order to exploit the world's greatest untapped oilfield.