Catherine Ling, the dangerous and beautiful CIA agent and superspy is back!!! I was really looking forward to this book after https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... , which I enjoyed a lot.Catherine is travelling to Hong Kong, to spend time with Luke, her son, who she had left in the care of her friend Hu Chang, whilst she was on her last mission.Of course, things never work out as he plans. Venables, her CIA boss asks her to rescue Erin Sullivan, an American journalist being held as prisoner by a ruthless criminal, in the Tibetan mountains. Pulled by her wanting to be with Luke and wanting to save Erin, she agrees to the mission, which she hopes will be an easy and quick retrieval.During the rescue mission – jeez, Catherine is some super agent…climbing up mountains, scaling monasteries…From Kentucky to Hong Kong, to the mountains in Tibet and the streets of San Francisco Chinatown, Catherine is soon running from ruthless killers with the help of the mysterious Cameron, known as the Guardian, who seems to have paranormal abilities…and is part of a group trying to keep the secret of Shangri-La hidden….The incredible telepathic communication between Catherine and Cameron is mysterious and incredible. Their affair is sensual and hot and both are drawn inexplicably to each other. Whilst I found their relationship very interesting, I was rather sad that John Gallo was out the picture for Catherine!!!!Because there’s a definite strong connection between her and Cameron, which we see growing with each moment they are together, not only physically but otherwise…remember he can get into her head!!!!!! This is hot sexual chemistry!!!I loved the secondary characters in this story. Luke, Catherine’s son is an incredible boy. Tenacious, smart, brave…..he’s totally fearless and I just loved seeing the relationship between mother and son slowly growing closer. Hu Chang is still as enigmatic as ever…plotting and manipulating. And I adored Celia, the woman who befriends Catherine in San Francisco. I would love to get more of her in future books.Great story that at times have you thinking…..could this really happen?? Is it at all possible???But never mind, it’s great entertainment and an ending that just damn grabs you…..and still, I’m left with the question……….. WHO IS RICHARD CAMERON????Hopefully, we will have that answer, soon!!!!
http://www.newandusedbooks.com/index....Live to See Tomorrow (Catherine Ling) By Iris Johansen St. Martin's PressMay 2014CIA Agent Catherine Ling is arriving in Hong Kong to spend some quality time with her son, Luke, and her friend and mentor, Hu Chang. Before her plane lands she is contacted by her boss Agent Venable, the man who recruited Catherine when she was only fourteen. Catherine’s expertise is needed to find Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Erin Sullivan who has just disappeared in the mountains of Tibet. Catherine is adamant in her refusal to find Erin until Venable drops a bomb – Hu Chang is planning on extricating Erin and doesn’t want Catherine involvedErin Sullivan is being held and tortured by Paul Kadmus, a sadist who believes Erin can lead him to “The Guardian”. Catherine is able to get into the impenetrable palace where Erin is held prisoner, and they both escape with the help of Richard Cameron via mental telepathy. Getting out of the palace was easy, now they have miles of mountains to travel to their pick-up that Cameron has arranged.LIVE TO SEE TOMORROW is a marathon of exploits, intrigue, and psychic phenomena. Kadmus and his henchman, Brasden, are malicious villains and both revel in using pain on their victims. Richard Cameron is psychic and has tapped into Catherine’s cerebral abilities and gets the ladies to temporary shelter. The rescue gets more complicated when Hu Chang arrives and brings a big surprise.Iris Johansen keeps the danger high and the relationship between Catherine and Cameron sizzling in this exceptionally adventurous tale. All the characters, good and bad, are perfect and the narrative is so tangible one can feel the bitter cold while hiding in the mountains. LIVE TO SEE TOMORROW is definitely one of Ms. Johansen’s finest works.Betty Cox for ReaderToReader.com
What do You think about Live To See Tomorrow (2014)?
Story is fantastic. BUT,........AS ALWAYS, IJ WRITES AN INTRIGUING AND ACTION PACKED STORY. HOWEVER, THIS WILL BE MY LAST PURCHASE OF HER BOOKS. LIPS TWISTING, TWITCHING, OR TIGHTENING OCCURRED 16 TIMES AND IT BUGS ME JUST A BIT. MY BIG PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF PROPER EDITING. THERE WERE AT LEAST 6 CONSPICUOUS ERRORS. I CONSIDER IJ TO BE A TOP WRITER AND I PAY MORE FOR HER EBOOKS THAN MANY AUTHORS SO I EXPECT TOP QUALITY EDITING. YOU SHOULD TOO. I RARELY FOUND ERRORS IN LIBRARY BOOKS FROM TOP AUTHORS. EBOOKS MAY BE LESS EXPENSIVE, BUT THEY DON'T COST AS MUCH TO PRODUCE AS HARDCOVER BOOKS AND I EXPECT THE SAME QUALITY FROM ALL TOP SELLERS. OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE BOOK 5 STARS.
—Susan Moore
I never pass up a book by Iris Johansen, I'm surprised and a little undecided if I like the turn of events.As usual Catherine Ling did not disappoint. She is badass and I love that about her. I also like the slow evolution of her relationship with her son Luke, sometimes it's hard to believe he is 11. And as usual Hu Chang is both an enigma and strength personified. Erin's story was heartbreaking and tough at times. The wildcard was...Cameron. I like him and the whole storyline fascinated me but I am torn about his relationship with Catherine. I was thinking she would tangle with John Gallo. And I was looking forward to it. So while I enjoyed this book, I'm a bit torn. And that is interesting and just what any author wants...isn't it?! To keep us pondering about a book and it's characters long after the end. I am looking forward to more. Well done!!!
—Maureen ~Bitch Can Write A Book
I have to say that the last few Eve Duncan books had declined in quality. Then I pick up this, featuring Catherine Ling. I've read one of the books that feature her as a character, perhaps two, and she is a complex character that is intriguing so this book had me hooked. This is a great book but my least favorite element was the tunnel vision bad guy..parts of the plot seemed far reaching but they work. Overall, a book that I did not want to put down. I enjoyed this much more than I had enjoyed the last Eve Duncan novels that I had read.
—Laura Ruetz
