Westwind

Feels like a long read, but is definitely readable.  While one might get through the prose quickly (maybe due to short chapters), it does seem to take too long a time to get to any big reveal about what is really going on.  It starts with some familiar story beats as it is introducing supporting characters and stories that will eventually connect and does a decent drop planting little seeds of intrigue.  Yet, it does get a little run of the mill without many answers or surprise for the bulk of the book, and even gets a bit difficult to keep track of which characters are related (or report) to whom and even which agencies (or even countries) they represent. The action scenes are written very well (maybe even excellently), but are few and far between. A decent-sized frustration could be that there really isn't much clarity, explanation, or full understanding of the extent of things until the last 20-30 pages.