Maverick FBI Agent Ana Grey is back in a suspense-charged new novel, going undercover into the volatile core of a terrorist cell. Emotionally vulnerable after a shooting incident, Ana has just returned to the job when she learns that a fellow agent has been murdered by a group of hard-core anarchists operating behind the façade of FAN (Free Animals Now). Dispatched to the FBI’s infamous undercover school to learn the art of deceit, Ana takes on the identity of a down-on-her-luck animal lover determined to save the wild mustangs of the West. Now she’s ready to work her way into the inner circle of Julius Emerson Phelps, the unstable, charismatic leader of a “family” of outcasts who live on an isolated farm in Oregon, and who are preparing an act of terrorism Phelps has dubbed “the Big One.” The stakes increase significantly when Ana learns that Phelps is playing his own game of dangerous deception, and that he possesses a stockpile of dirty secrets about the Bureau sufficient to blow it sky-high. With razor-sharp realism, Smith renders the psychological vise of a deep-cover agent living a lie 24/7. Negotiating a minefield of loyalty and betrayal, under constant threat of discovery, Ana is forced to commit the very crime she’s determined to stop.
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"This book got off to very slow start, and almost got put down because of the authors' ignorance on subjects she is giving false facts to. However the story line picked up and the book turned into a page-turner. "
— John (4 out of 5 stars)
" It's a nice change of pace to read about a more serious woman at the center of a mystery novel, as opposed to her wackier counterparts in other series. "
— Laura, 1/11/2014" A new author for me. It is a thriller about a female FBI agent working undercover with domestic terrorists. It was well plotted and well written but I frequently found myself more interested in the sub-plots and minor characters than the main ones. "
— Joyce, 11/15/2013" Yuck - did not like the main character! "
— Tory, 10/2/2013" I love Ana Grey and here's she's at her best. Another fine outing for April Smith. "
— Craig, 12/8/2012" This was good!! This is my second time reading it, I couldn't really remember it so I read it again and liked it again!!! "
— Lisa, 8/26/2012" I read this book because I was curious about the growth of the whole "environmental terrorist" It was a hottible book. "
— Jeremiah, 6/25/2012" This was better then I thought it would be. I had some surprise twists that I didn't expect. "
— Wendy, 2/11/2012" first time reasd for this author. Good, but at times confusing, not a spellbinder, but a good mystery. "
— Teri, 11/10/2011" This book got off to very slow start, and almost got put down because of the authors' ignorance on subjects she is giving false facts to. However the story line picked up and the book turned into a page-turner. "
— John, 7/14/2011" Ana Grey is undercover in Portland, Oregon and we get a bit of her background in the FBI. The set up was a bit hard to swallow, but the FBI training was interesting. "
— Karen, 3/27/2011" Too long; the book became difficult to follow at times. "
— Susan, 1/4/2011" This book by April Smith is a good read and the title is aptly made. It has an interesting finish that could not be anticipated but which also leaves you wondering how the series can continue. I enjoyed it. <br/> <br/>J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'" "
— J., 11/17/2010" This was better then I thought it would be. I had some surprise twists that I didn't expect. "
— Wendy, 2/24/2009" It's a nice change of pace to read about a more serious woman at the center of a mystery novel, as opposed to her wackier counterparts in other series. "
— Laura, 7/8/2008" A new author for me. It is a thriller about a female FBI agent working undercover with domestic terrorists. It was well plotted and well written but I frequently found myself more interested in the sub-plots and minor characters than the main ones. "
— Joyce, 7/8/2008" first time reasd for this author. Good, but at times confusing, not a spellbinder, but a good mystery. "
— Teri, 4/27/2008" I read this book because I was curious about the growth of the whole "environmental terrorist" It was a hottible book. "
— Jeremiah, 4/9/2008April Smith is the author of several novels, including her first best seller, North of Montana. She is also an Emmy-nominated television writer and producer.