David Trevellyan, a member of the Royal Naval Intelligence, while walking from the restaurant to his hotel, sees a dark shape in an alley. Foolishly he stops to investigate, finding a supposedly homeless man shot to death. Before he has a chance to call 911, a police car arrives at the scene. David is taken into custody, considered a prime suspect.  For some unknown (to him) reason, the case is turned over to the FBI.  When Trevellyan applies to the British Counsel for help, he is disavowed, told that he is on his own.  The homicide victim man turns out to be an undercover agent for the Bureau, the sixth victim in a series of killings.  David realizes that he has to fend for himself in what seems to be a frameup.  He doesn't know whom to trust and realizes that there is a conspiracy that must be solved. He is confronted not just with bad men but with a very bad woman who must be caught before more violence can occur.

In Even we are introduced to a compelling new hero, British Intelligence Officer David Trevellyan, who is tough, witty, ruthless and smart.  Andrew Grant, the brother of Lee Child (of the Reacher series), has created an intriguing and complicated plot of betrayal and revenge.  It is fast moving. The pace never lets up until the unexpected and chilling finale.  The excellent writing  is witty, colorful and intense, with breathtaking descriptions of no-holds-barred violence.

Each chapter is prefaced with a paragraph from Trevellyan's past, each of which is a lesson learned to be useful in the present.  Grant fills in bits of Trevellyan's background story between the present action scenes, thus giving the reader a better understanding of the man he has become.

There are disturbing scenes with a female who uses unique methods of torture to induce cooperation.

This is Grant's debut novel, which we hope is just the harbinger of more to come.