When well known members of society begin turning up dead, the FBI knows that they've got something on their hands that needs to be taken care of quickly and, most importantly, quietly. Following the complicated demands of the group at large, even the bureau's best agents are falling short and getting themselves killed. Knowing that time is not on their side, deputy assistant director Kate Bannon decides that it's time to call in someone who has a history of being able to always do the impossible.

Enter Steve Vail.

Vail is a rogue former FBI agent who is now living a much different life as a hard working brick layer in Chicago. Hesitant to get his feet back into the bureau's puddle, Kate finally convinces him to join their team knowing full well that with Vail by her side rules will be broken and every danger will be explored. Together Kate and Steve embark upon a whirlwind race to find the killers who are playing a deadly game of cat and mouse before any more lives are lost.

With his debut novel, THE BRICKLAYER, Noah Boyd (an ex-FBI agent himself) has given us an absolute thrill ride that kept me on the edge of my seat until the very last page was turned. Written with tight, intelligent prose that doesn't so much as waste one single word and dialogue that is both witty and sharp, THE BRICKLAYER was a fast paced read that kept me guessing until the very end. This stunning debut has without a doubt shown me that Noah Boyd is a master of his genre.