Leine Basso thrillers (well, any Berkom novel!) come with a guarantee: a guarantee that you're going to absolutely love it. And #11 of Basso's hairy assignments is just as compelling, fast-paced and packed with sheer enjoyment.

Number 11! Blimey, the lass must be getting on a bit now! (Basso, that is.) However, she's still at the top of her game, and this time, she and her team are racing against the clock to prevent a ruthless terrorist doing the unthinkable with a Russian-made bioweapon. A very very lethal bioweapon.

There's no let-up with the pace of this thriller. It's an exhilarating ride from the outset and completely faultless. Strong characters are part of a strong, solid and scary plot: scary because it's not a million miles away from the realms of possibility.

The trouble is, the thrills, spills and nail-biting action is over all too soon because you just HAVE to race through this book. And all that does is leave you hoping that Leine's next adventure is just around the corner.

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Assassins…Leine Basso is my favorite! I have been with her from the very beginning and she has done nothing but fill my life with many hours of reading pleasure!

A bioweapon…is anyone safe? Leine Basso is on the case, and from my knowledge of her past, she will prevail…but, how?

Leine had been a badass assassin for the government, but now works for SHEN – Stop Human Enslavement Now – an anti trafficking network. She was pulled away from training to meet up with Scott Henderson, who wanted to recruit her. It’s off to Libya.

Sasha is Russian and had been offered a lucrative job in Libya, studying a virus that sounded all too familiar, after living with Covid.

There is so much more going on than Leine had thought, so she contacted Tony, who had been grooming her as a CIA operative. I feel for her. I’m not sure how much she can trust Tony, or anyone around her. After all, he is CIA.

Well, I have sooo many notes I am going to toss a bunch of them aside. I think it would be sharing too much and I loved A Plague of Traitors, so I sure don’t want to spoil anything for you.

Needless to say, Leine ends up in the thick of things. I did have some doubts about those around her, but the group she trained were there to the death for her. Yeah, it may not have went smoothly, but does anything worth having. If it was all sunshine and roses…

A book like A Plague of Traitors by D V Berkom is so terrifying to me because I can envision something like this happening in real life. It brings to mind many questions. There are many people fueled by hate and greed. We can never know how far they will go. How do you protect yourself, others, your country?

Betrayals and double crosses abound. The story read so true, I kept asking myself how they could be so ignorant to trust and to believe they are in control of the outcome?

The CIA, Leine Basso, Russians, Syrians, mercenaries…Leine Basso is on her own, but she operates at a high level and accomplishes her missions. I have complete faith in her. To say she is a badass is putting it too mildly. I would love to have her at my side if I were ever in trouble.

I love that D V Berkom mentions animals and the hunters who hunt the poachers in Africa. She also mentions the devastation of the animal population that war causes.

The depth and detail make me worried, sad, angry, frustrated…as I think of all the book contains, I hope it will open readers eyes to all the consequences of carelessness, egoism, war and unrest. The Butterfly Effect rules the Chaos.

I love how D V Berkom combines facts and fiction and she has done an excellent job of blending them together so seamlessly it read like a history lesson. So many plots combine and they flow smoothly, taking the story to the highest level.

A well deserved 5 stars D! I applaud you and look forward to what comes next.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of A Plague of Traitors by D V Berkom.

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