Will I love The Eleventh Commandment?

My wife and I listened to this while on a road trip in Southern France and looked forward to every drive! 

We particularly enjoyed the backstories, which added depth rather than distraction. We loved relating to the personal struggles and moral dilemmas faced by the characters, often revolving around the main character’s dual life as a devoted family man and CIA assassin.

Setups and payoffs were very satisfactory, and the history and international geopolitics (to us) were convincingly researched. Without any suspension of disbelief encroaching, we were sucked in, and twists and turns kept us on the edge of our… show more.

The book is a remarkable one amongst contemporary spy thrillers. In spy thrillers, all agents have difficult missions to accomplish. However, in The Eleventh Commandment, in addition to the extremely challenging assignment in a high-security environment, the protagonist has another dangerous enemy to tackle, and strangely, that is his own boss! Then there is this unique crisis in the protagonist’s personal and family life. Only Archer’s master storytelling abilities could have woven these complex dimensions together to present an excellent and memorable thriller.