Olivia Naught is on assignment in Las Vegas when she is shot and subsequently suffers from amnesia. Leo Grant, an FBI agent also there on assignment, believes himself to have been the intended target and thus feels responsible for Olivia. When Olivia is relocated to an undisclosed location with around-the-clock surveillance in order to recuperate and allow time for her memory to return, Leo is allowed to accompany her as part of her protection team. He soon realizes that there is much more to Olivia than he originally thought.  Leo and Olivia have chemistry and begin to form a bond. Will that bond be strong enough to survive when Olivia remembers who she really is?

A THING DISGUISE, the second book in Catherine Bybee's Richter series, is an extremely well-written romantic suspense novel.  As a matter of fact, I would go so far as to say it is one of the best suspense stories I have read to date. The plot is deep and has a lot of twists. It has many elements of a spy novel, yet it is not overly technical or difficult to follow. The action scenes are superbly done. I especially liked the portrayal of camaraderie and friendship that is displayed between those on the team assigned to protect Olivia.

However, there were a few things I didn’t like about the book, based on my personal preferences. First, I thought the language was too rough. Profanity is used a lot in this book, and several of its occurrences are vulgar in nature. Typically, I will stop reading a book once the language gets to be too much, but A THING DISGUISE was so good that I tolerated it much more than I normally would. Secondly, I found the sex scenes to be too graphic for my liking. I tend to read romantic scenes that leave the details to the reader’s imagination. I realize both of these are my personal preferences and other readers might not consider these two things as negatives.  I mention them as I appreciate knowing these things when I select novels to read.  If it were not for this content, I would definitely read every book this author has written. I otherwise really enjoyed her writing style.

I would recommend this book to the adult reader who enjoys a great suspense novel with a bit of romance added to the mix.

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