Flash of Fury is the first book in the Endgame Ops series. This first story features King McNally, leader of the Endgame Ops team and Allie Redding, daughter of the director of the CIA. The book opens with King's team being shot down in a helicopter during an op in Lebanon, then switches to Allie meeting King, as her life is being threatened by hijackers on her flight back to the US from Cameroon. King saves her life, but in the process, learns that there is more to the hijacking than mere terrorists taking over a plane. Allie is in the center of a plot that involves both King's team, Allie's father, and the CIA, all of which seem to lead back to Lebanon. King realizes that Allie is in the middle of all of his problems, but must put them aside in order to get her home safely.
This story is full of action along with twists and turns to keep the reader guessing about almost every character that is introduced. The fast pace of the story as well as the political intrigue and the romance between King and Allie all combine to make this a very well written and interesting story. I'm anxious to read the second book in the series. ( )

I like the Endgame Ops "family" (though at this point, it is somewhat difficult to figure out which of them are on the wrong side). We really only learn of Kinston McNally's life in this book, but if most of them are like him, then it is good that they've found "family" they can rely on.

This book seems to center on the idea that a woman wants someone who will make her feel safe. For all his tough guy attitude, King also has a softer side that he shows Allie: talking to her about his childhood, comforting her when she's hurting, etc.

There's lots of action. Maybe too much. How many times can the same person get blown up and yet escape and survive?

However the streak of possessiveness in King's feelings toward Allie concerns me. Possessiveness can mask more sinister issues. Also, we, as readers, know from the time the two first meet that they're eventually going to be intimate, despite all their dancing around it for their various reasons.

So a plus for the characters and action but a minus for the intimacy and convoluted good guy/bad guy scenario that keeps you wondering who on the team isn't a team player. ( )