Agent X : A Novel

Vail is in the mold of Lee Childs Jack Reacher and Robert Craiss Joe Pike.This guy has movie written all over him.
Chicago Sun-Times

Fans of Sam Spade and Jack Reacher will feel right at home with this new tough guy.
Boston Globe

We have a new American hero in Steve Vail.

Patricia Cornwell

Steve Vail, former discarded covert operative and the FBIs new go-to guy for the toughest jobs, returns in Agent Xthe pulse-pounding follow-up to the explosive New York Times bestselling debut thriller by Noah Boyd, The Bricklayer. A former FBI agent himself, author Boyd pulls out all the stops in Agent Xas the Bricklayer hunts down an elusive Russian spy in a taut and authentic thriller that rivals the very best of Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, Stephen Hunter, and Robert Ludlum.