As Sure as Death and Taxes by Rush W. Sterling

An entrancing and cryptically told financial thriller, As Sure as Death and Taxes by Rush W. Sterling is far from your standard spy fiction. Grave mistakes from a decade ago haunt a financial director whose expertise and ability to survive is tested in the dangerous crucible of spy craft and brinksmanship. While some of the more dense financial and in-depth details may cause readers’ attention to drift, the bursts of action and streams of prose that are both matter-of-fact and creatively visceral will grip readers to the last page. Sterling balances authentic character development with timely subject matter and a unique storytelling style that makes this novel hum with contemporary tension.