The Assassin’s Heart by Chuck Morgan is the complex and engaging story of sexy and righteous killer Delia Cahill. On the one hand, she is a successful attorney married to a government executive, and on the other, she’s a crafty and violent assassin. Somehow, she manages to live this double life—we learn how in the delicious surprise ending. We meet her on a mission in Maui where, swimming underwater with the grace and viciousness of a bull shark, she assassinates a family man and government official on a surfing vacation with his three sons. When her target is later found innocent of the charges against him, she spirals into a moral dilemma about the righteousness of her “assassin’s heart.” Her internal questioning comes to the fore in her next assignment: to kill a man, Alexander Thorne, who has invented an app that could destroy mankind if it lands in evil hands.

I was on the edge of my seat as Delia tracked Alexander Thorne, and the tale soon became an intriguing, violent, and sensual quest to keep the earth-shattering app out of the wrong hands. And if this battle isn’t enough, it places Delia in face-to-face combat with her best childhood friend, who also has designs on the highly valued app. The action is nonstop, but what engaged me more was the moral soul-searching that Delia can no longer avoid. What adds to her ethical crisis is that as she fights a war against possible world domination, with bodies dropping left and right, her loyal and clueless husband patiently endures her long absences when she supposedly is consulting with her wealthy law clients. Besides keeping the suspense going, Morgan is a master of descriptions of places, from the beaches of Hawaii to the rugged California coast and the slums of New York City. Chuck Morgan’s The Assassin’s Heart will keep the reader’s heart thumping from the first page to the last.

The Assassin's Heart is a pulsating thriller by Chuck Morgan. To the outside world, Delia Cahill is a successful attorney happily married to her husband, David, a government employee. But Delia has a secret life of which not even her husband is aware. She is one of the elite assassins in the world, working for the mysterious Organization. After successfully eliminating a hedge fund manager, Delia is focused on her next target, tech billionaire Alexander Thorne, whose new app, Nexus, is set to revolutionize global communication networks. However, nefarious entities want Nexus for themselves, and Delia makes the biggest mistake an assassin can make. She develops feelings for Thorne. Meanwhile, someone from Delia's past has their plans for Thorne. Can Delia stop the technology from falling into the wrong hands?

Featuring deadly femmes fatales, genius tech billionaires, and influential secret organizations, The Assassin's Heart has all the ingredients of a smash-hit action thriller. Packed with romance, mystery, and action, there's not a dull moment in the entire book, and you're entertained from start to finish. Author Chuck Morgan wastes little time in setting up the characters and the plot and spins a gripping narrative full of suspense and thrilling moments. The characters are more than who they appear to be at first glance. Everyone has their secrets. The chemistry between Delia and Thorne is easy to see, but I also found myself invested in Elena's story arc. I thought she made a formidable adversary for Delia. Overall, I enjoyed the novel very much. If you're craving a fast-paced, action-packed thriller, you will not be disappointed!