This book is part of a series called Agents of TRAIT. I hadn't read any of the other books in this series, but I didn't have any trouble reading this as a standalone. I quickly figured out that TRAIT was a secret agency with agents whose abilities lay outside the realm of normal. Nico has the ability to alter something in his voice and convince people to open to his suggestions. His partner, Greta, can see the patterns in everything. She is the primary finder of cases for TRAIT. Nico has been attracted to Greta for a while. Greta is oblivious even though she thinks she may have some feelings Nico. Greta doesn't like to be touched and is extremely literal and detailed. She reads like someone who is autistic, highly intelligent but lacking people skills and subtlety.
Greta becomes upset when she begins to struggle to find patterns in recent events. She is convinced this warrants looking into and may making something big and dangerous. Unfortunately, no one is listening except Nico. He offers to help her as a way to see if he can better understand how her mind works...and also just to be closer to her. When their teamwork yields results, they lobby for permission to formally investigate. The trail takes them to the middle of the ocean right inside the Bermuda Triangle and into the middle of a huge political and scientific conspiracy. At this point, the danger increases exponentially, and though the timing may be inconvenient, so does their attraction to each other. I love how they both felt so misunderstood by their families but came to understand each other perfectly.
Overall, it was a great suspense with a very slight out of the norm, but not quite paranormal, vibe. It also has some funny moments related to Greta's creative usage of com's.
I received an ARC for review from the publisher via Net Galley.
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