Matterhorn

The death of a spy in the Alps leads Mac Dekker, a former CIA agent, to resurrect himself and hunt down the culprits in Reich’s (Simon Riske series) latest thriller. Dekker was presumed dead and had been living undercover in a small Alpine town, but he won’t hide any longer when he learns that his son, also a spy, has died. The person responsible, Ilya Ivashka, was once someone Mac considered a brother, before Ilya defected to the enemy. After Mac makes his presence known, Ilya and other enemies will stop at nothing to put him in the ground for good. Even the people who loved Mac before he had to fake his death are not happy to learn that he has been alive all this time. The pace is relentless, and the spycraft is in full gear as Mac tries to get justice for his son and himself. There might be one too many coincidences in the story, but that is a minor nitpick for a thriller that entertains and well uses its terrific setting.