THE LAST SECOND is a complex, intriguing, look into genius, insanity, satellites and the danger that could happen if those things ever combine.

The characters in this book are varied and in the case of the good guys very likable. Here is a sampling of the personalities you will find in THE LAST SECOND. Dr. Nevaeh Patel a genius, former astronaut who washed out after a very dangerous accident while doing a spacewalk, who also becomes CEO of Galactus Space Industries, but she has other things planned for the world that had turned on her, than simply sending out telecommunications satellites. Her much too trusting boss Jean-Pierre Broussard, founder and owner, gave her full reign over his company while he spent his time treasure hunting. Only the treasure searched for is the "Holy Grail" and something he hoped would save the life of someone he loves. Special Agent Mike "Michaela" Caine, Special Agent Nicholas Drummond (formerly of Scotland Yard) now F.B.I. and Kitsune and her husband Grant Thornton.

These are the major players in the story line, but there are many others and a lot happening. Mike and Nicholas are a couple of adrenaline junkies, and this caused me to laugh out loud a couple of times at the glee they felt for the danger they were in. Grant becomes Broussard's body-guard at the time of his betrayal and they both almost die along with everyone on his ship when the bad guys blow it out of the water.

There might have been a lot of detail concerning aerospace jargon, a bit of fantasy (or maybe not) concerning the power of the "Holy Grail," nuclear devices and EMP's but I think all of this only added to the world building, and fear-invoking that is a big part of THE LAST SECOND.

I was holding my breath, shaking my head in disbelief and sympathy, and reading as fast as I could because though Nicholas and Mike save the world they do it in THE LAST SECOND!