Curtis has pretty much given up on having a relationship with his "flighty" brother, Finn.  He's not seen him for years...until he sees him on TV foiling the assassination of an "extreme right wing" shall we say politician. Finn was no hero when he left - in fact Curtis all but called him a wimp before he left.  So how on earth did he get involved in world politics and assassination attempts?

The rest of Curtis life is falling down around his ears - his job he hates, his wife and he are drifting apart and friends that he can't really rely on.  So he becomes the man most likely to hunt down his brother! 

You will have to disengage the common sense sometimes but if you just go with the flow this is a great political thriller.  The intense needs Curtis develops to find his brother was the biggest roadblock I had to get over but after I accepted the familial need I just went with the story.  I did find Curtis a very unlikely and if I'm honest, unlikable hero, at first.  The story is as much about him being the unlikely hero as Finn is.  

The action does slip back in times as we see what led Finn to that fateful encounter.  So whilst not the best thriller book I've ever read, this is far from the worst.  The storyline is well thought out, the politicians are realistically ruthless and self-serving and I'm all for a MC who is out of their depth but rises to the challenge.  I'd certainly read more books from this author.