CODEX

***** Cheers for Say What —- Review by Rox Burkey

Lisa Towles intensifies the story with middle-of-the-night gunshots, introducing readers to Angus Mariner. He is a former FBI agent who lost his wife in an accident. Angus, highly skilled as an investigator, becomes a person of interest in the deaths of two unfamiliar men. One of the men gave him the keys to his helicopter just hours before his body was found. The local police seek answers but fail to ask all the necessary questions. Angus finds support from his close friend Rudy, who served with him in the Air Force. Rudy offers Angus a safe place to recuperate from his loss, as only a fellow service member can.

The action in this book is nonstop and accompanied by rich character development and terrific world-building, set in Half Moon Bay, California. The realistic dialogue adds believability to the story. Angus Mariner, the narrator, seems to have forces aligned against him. His logical deduction, sense of justice, and extreme loyalty bring out his cutthroat tenacity as he follows the clues to find the truth. Angus’s half-sister Elaine has secrets in her life that she’s trying to escape, yet she would do anything for her brother. The trails Angus follows take him back to his early years with the bureau, raising unanswerable questions.

Angus connects with investigative podcaster journalist Michael Wise, who wants to expose an unimaginable evil network. Lisa Towles delivers a psychological thriller of epic proportions involving secret medical advancements in brainwashing. In this exceptional thriller, they develop a bond that progresses from doubt to a partnership against terror. Fans of high-caliber thrillers will need a comfortable chair to read this in one sitting. “Codex” is just that good.

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