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A Thin Disguise by Catherine Bybee
5.0
A Thin Disguise is the story of Leo Grant, an FBI agent who falls for the amnesiac Olivia, a woman with a dark past.
Synopsis:
Olivia, or she who has no memory for about half of the story, is a spy/assassin (let the mystery remain!) who was shot while trying to warn about the same to FBI agent Leo Grant.
What happens next will blow your mind as the author takes us through a well-crafted story of a secret academy and the forces of the world who won’t let someone survive.
Review:
Narrated in the third person, the story starts with Olivia, who is keeping a lookout so that no one harms the witness in an active case while also following the yet unpunished “respected” criminal Navi Sobol.
Thirty-two-year-old Leo Grant is a federal agent who’s also keeping an eye on the monster to see who he’s meeting up with. And during one such surveillance operation, he’s shot at but it’s Olivia who takes the bullet.
Hello transient amnesia, since the lady hit her head hard when she fell. But isn’t she still intelligent! And I am not talking normal intelligence, rather spy level intelligence of piecing things together, having stellar observation skills, etc.
I didn’t want to stop reading this book, it was that good, that intense, alas, life intruded. And I couldn’t believe that I still managed to finish it in three days in between my hectic schedule.
While there was the constant threat of mafia and mobster danger just out there, the story was also adorable, especially Leo and Olivia’s interactions/banter, both before and after she had amnesia. The author builds up fantastic chemistry and paces the story such that I kept on craving more and more of it.
In spite of such dangerous characters and the danger at play, the story felt like home because of the easy camaraderie between the team. Moreover, there was this balance maintained between (what I would say) good and evil that all in all it felt like a feel-good story despite it being a romantic suspense.
But the time comes when our lovebirds have to part ways, especially as it was a given that in a romantic thriller, the amnesiac badass lady’s memories would return. Oh…how heartbreaking it was to read about Leo and Olivia in those moments. Also, A Thin Disguise was so much more than a romantic suspense as the story ended with a bang and a beautiful epilogue.
This is my first read by [a:Catherine Bybee|2905789|Catherine Bybee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1625599636p2/2905789.jpg] and I can’t wait to read all of her works! This book was nothing short of a spy flick, and I wish it could be made into a movie. Yes. That good.
Thank you to Grey’s Promotions for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Synopsis:
Olivia, or she who has no memory for about half of the story, is a spy/assassin (let the mystery remain!) who was shot while trying to warn about the same to FBI agent Leo Grant.
What happens next will blow your mind as the author takes us through a well-crafted story of a secret academy and the forces of the world who won’t let someone survive.
Review:
Narrated in the third person, the story starts with Olivia, who is keeping a lookout so that no one harms the witness in an active case while also following the yet unpunished “respected” criminal Navi Sobol.
Thirty-two-year-old Leo Grant is a federal agent who’s also keeping an eye on the monster to see who he’s meeting up with. And during one such surveillance operation, he’s shot at but it’s Olivia who takes the bullet.
Hello transient amnesia, since the lady hit her head hard when she fell. But isn’t she still intelligent! And I am not talking normal intelligence, rather spy level intelligence of piecing things together, having stellar observation skills, etc.
I didn’t want to stop reading this book, it was that good, that intense, alas, life intruded. And I couldn’t believe that I still managed to finish it in three days in between my hectic schedule.
While there was the constant threat of mafia and mobster danger just out there, the story was also adorable, especially Leo and Olivia’s interactions/banter, both before and after she had amnesia. The author builds up fantastic chemistry and paces the story such that I kept on craving more and more of it.
In spite of such dangerous characters and the danger at play, the story felt like home because of the easy camaraderie between the team. Moreover, there was this balance maintained between (what I would say) good and evil that all in all it felt like a feel-good story despite it being a romantic suspense.
But the time comes when our lovebirds have to part ways, especially as it was a given that in a romantic thriller, the amnesiac badass lady’s memories would return. Oh…how heartbreaking it was to read about Leo and Olivia in those moments. Also, A Thin Disguise was so much more than a romantic suspense as the story ended with a bang and a beautiful epilogue.
This is my first read by [a:Catherine Bybee|2905789|Catherine Bybee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1625599636p2/2905789.jpg] and I can’t wait to read all of her works! This book was nothing short of a spy flick, and I wish it could be made into a movie. Yes. That good.
Thank you to Grey’s Promotions for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings