Thursday, April 14, 2022

Book Beginnings + Friday 56: Lights Out (The SNAP Agency #1) by Natalie Walters

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two. I'm also linking up with Carrie at Reading is My Superpower for First Line Friday.

This week I'm featuring Lights Out (The SNAP Agency #1) by Natalie Walters.

About the Book
CIA analyst Brynn Taylor developed a new program to combat terrorism, and she invited members of foreign intelligence agencies to America to foster cooperation between countries. Now one of them, Egyptian spy Remon Riad, is missing.

Jack Hudson has been working for the Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency (SNAP) for almost nine years and takes the lead in hunting down the missing spy. But he isn't at all pleased to find out Brynn is involved. It's hard to trust a woman who's already betrayed you.

Every lead they follow draws them dangerously deeper into an international plot. Kidnapping, murder, explosions, poisoning--the terrorists will do anything to accomplish their goal of causing a digital blackout that will blind a strategic US military communications center and throw the world into chaos.

Can Brynn surrender control to a man who doesn't trust her? And can Jack ever get over what she did to him? The fate of the world--and their hearts--hangs in the balance.

Book Beginnings / First Line Friday
Ma'adi, Suburb of Cairo, Egypt
3:17 PM Tuesday, January 13
Seif El-Deeb watched the noisy trio of American boys cross the street away from Cairo American College. The international school had just let out for the afternoon, and the sound of privileged children laughing about their day mingled with the horns of waiting drivers and taxis trying to navigate the afternoon congestion.

Friday 56
Ugh. Sliding the phone into the back pocket of her jeans, Brynn answered the door and almost had a heart attack.

What have you been reading lately?

16 comments:

  1. This book seems to have quite a bit of potential plus I like reading books set in countries I don't know well, like Egypt.

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    1. I like reading books set in other countries too. It's a good learning experience. Only a little bit of this one takes place in Egypt, but it was really interesting. :)

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  2. Its been a while since I've read anything from this particular genre, but this one looks good. Have a great weekend!

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    1. Thank you, Breana! Hope you have a great weekend too! :)

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  3. That 56 definitely caught my attention. Great teaser to pull.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Mark! Happy weekend! :)

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  4. I like the sound of this one. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. I enjoyed this one and hope you do as well. Have a wonderful weekend!

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    1. I really enjoyed it, Cindy! So excited for the next one! Hope you have a wonderful weekend too! :)

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  6. I really liked Lights Out and have the next one! Yay Kekoa!

    My first line comes from Shadows in a Mind’s Eye by Janyre Tromp:
    Darkness had long ago swallowed the greyhound bus moving down the road so slow that it might as wrll have been going backwards.

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    1. Ooh, so intrigued by your first line! Also, I hope you enjoy Kekoa's story. I'm so excited to read more about him. Happy reading! :)

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  7. Sounds like a good one! Happy Easter weekend!

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  8. I've never read a book from this genre before. It sounds like a tense read.
    My Friday: Marie @ Pages to Explore

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    1. It's definitely a nail-biter in places. Happy weekend! :)

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