Although this isn't normally the kind of book I read, having picked it up by chance, it didn't take me long to get into the world of the PERSONA team and their secret contribution to the War on Terror. The futuristic experimental technology used throughout the plot put me in mind of The Minority Report. Except, in this case, super-spy Adam Gray has his mind erased and imprinted with the thoughts, feelings, and knowledge of whomever his team has deemed necessary to grab. Certainly saves time and effort interrogating these terrorists -- even at the expense of Adam Gray's non-existent personality.
I'm not a big fan of car chases in films and had never read one in a book before. Andy McDermott certainly kept my heart pounding as I read the bad guys' chase through the streets of Washington, and Gray's skillful handling of a Ford Mustang (great advertisement!) that surely would have fallen apart long before the 30+ pages of description came to a close.
My only misgiving was the character of Dr. Bianca Childs, the Brit brought in to cover for the injured --and duplicitous -- Dr. Albion, co-creator of the PERSONA project. I don't know if this is a problem with a male author writing a major female character, but I didn't think her actions in the field warranted all the praise she received afterwards. In fact, she came across as a bit of a ditz at times. But a key ditz since it's thanks to her "meddling" that Adam begins to question who he was before joining this special, highly-secretive team.
Nevertheless, this was a fun read.