The Lion by Nelson Demille

I noticed this book at Jo's house - Dad had gotten her a copy - and when I got home I put it on my library queue.  Until I started reading it, however, I had forgotten how much fun it is to read a Nelson DeMille book, in particular one that stars John Corey. 

John Corey is a recurring character in many of DeMille's books.  A retired NYPD detective, he works on an anti-terrorism task force with his wife, Kate, an FBI agent.  Like in previous books, he is sarcastic, irreverent, clever, and successful. 

In this book, he is up against Asad Khalil, a terrorist with whom he matched wits in The Lion's Game.  Khalil has returned to New York for revenge on him and Kate.  The book chronicles Corey's strategy in protecting himself and his wife from Khalil, while also trying to find Khalil and bring him in...i.e., kill him.  It was fun to revisit some of the other characters from the previous books - many of Corey's coworkers re-appeared, as well as Boris, who had been contracted to train Khalil to kill many years back.

This was a fun, quick read that was hard to put down.  As a bonus, Corey was written with more depth than in the previous few books.  A+ airport read if you're a fan of his.  DeMille's or Corey's, that is.