The Last Second (A Brit in the FBI, #6) by Catherine Coulter

Review by Heather The Last Second by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison is a science-fiction thriller. Nicholas Drummond and Michaela (Mike) Caine are back (introduced in The Sixth Day) and trying to save the world from a nuclear EMP. Dr. Neveah Patel is a brilliant woman and the biggest mistake NASA ever made was to ground her. She actually accomplished the goal of space travel, to communicate with an interstellar species, the Numen, and NASA doesn’t want to hear about it or for anyone else to either. Dr. Patel is then forced to show NASA and the world how wrong they have been and to make the Earth silent. Silent, so we can all hear the Numen for ourselves. Nike and Mike are in a breathless race against time to stop the deployment of the EMP and capture Dr. Patel before she wreaks such havoc on Earth that we might never recover from. The regular characters (Michaela and Nick and Grant and Kitsune Thornton) are likable and we are definitely rooting for them to succeed, but Dr. Neveah Patel is probably my favorite character. Is she mentally ill? And, if so, was she before she went to space or did something happen on her space walk? If she’s not mentally ill, is she evil? Part of me, really wanted her to be right, but as the book progresses she becomes harder and harder to identify with. As with some science-fiction, a certain suspension of disbelief is required to enjoy this book. The idea that someone could launch such a catastrophic device (nuclear EMP) into space even via a private space company is ridiculous, but once you get past that the story is fast-paced and engaging. I highly recommend The Last Second, it will definitely keep the pages turning until the end. ***ARC received in exchange for an honest review***

Release Date: March 26th 2019

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