Counterstrike: Heaven Sent The Long Book follows Kate from the cornfield in Kansas, where she meets a bloodied Agent Gareth, hints at the scummy office politics of the Denver FBI Office, continues with the perilous journey back to Washington DC, introduces Agent Gareth's both brilliant and eccentric tech team at the FBI's secret Section Six, and concludes with Kate's own bitter and nasty career drama in DC.
The Long Book reveals a bit more of the dark, lonely, and troubled personal and romantic histories of Kate and Agent Gareth, as they grow closer, against the vile backdrop of Klaus Vogle's cold blooded terrorism and murder plots. It follows the unlikely pair with a more in depth look at Gareth's tech team at Section Six, a brief introduction to his "father" figure at the CIA, the serene, but adventurous lifestyle of Gareth's Sister, Allie, and husband, is followed up with a scandalous and messy social outing at the Connecticut Estate of Gareth's real father, wild and dangerous adventures in Upstate New York, then wraps up with cold, wet, and bloody disasters in coastal Scotland.
The Long Book concludes the bloody Scotland adventure, followed by a legal misunderstanding in New York, and more bad career melodrama back in Washington DC. It continues with a horseback ride in the Appalachian Mountains, and a nighttime showdown at the nation's most famous Lighthouse Park. It follows up with further deep and dark intrigues, leading to a fabulous Episcopal Wedding near San Francisco Harbor, and ultimately reaching the thrilling and exciting climax of Counterstrike: Heaven Sent.
I can't keep the smile off my face as I take my seat on the plane. I slide my bag under the seat and lean back. I close my eyes and let a blissful smile grace my face.
He said I wouldn't be able to run. As if.
I'm vaguely aware of someone taking the seat next to mine, but I pay no attention to said person.
"So where we headed?"
I choke on my own spit as my eyes fly open and whirl around to face the owner of the familiar voice.
His eyes are hidden behind those damn sunglasses and a rather smug smile graces his face.
I continue choking and he does nothing other than flip through a magazine. That smug smile never leaving his face.
"You still haven't answered the question."
"To hell." I finally manage to choke out.
"Awesome," He flips a page in the magazine, "It's about time I returned home. You know, bodies to burn, lost souls to torture, I've missed it. It'll be fun."
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Nicolette Moore. A name law enforcement agencies across the world know. Though no one's ever seen the face of the world's greatest thief and hacker, everyone knows who she is by name.
Nicky. She's an absolute genius. Once upon a time she wasn't the best person in the world. When her family was struggling she made some bad choices to help them through it, but when she tried to get out she got pulled in deeper.
Ryder Stevenson. He's the son of the director of the FBI, and an FBI Agent himself. He's the one who brings in Nicky to get her protection from the people chasing after her. He's also the one, who gets assigned to protect her.
Neither one of them like each other, and they can't go five minutes without getting in a full blown argument. She's constantly ditching him only for him to show up later and prove to her he's not that easy to get rid of. They're stuck with each other whether they like it or not.
But he doesn't know who she really is. What will he do when he finds out?
An FBI Agent protecting THE Hacker. The one the FBI have been after for years...this just screams chaos.