Skin Deep

This installment of the Alias books takes Sydney to Australia with Noah Hicks. She is posing as a rich Texan at a horse show, with Noah (unwillingly) playing her personal assistant. Sydney (again) manages to get into trouble and is dumped in the Outback. Plenty of action, but will probably not appeal to those who are not already fans of the series. Better writing than I had expected for a book of this type.

Sydney's off on another mission, this time to Australia. She's got a great cover, spoiled rich girl who loves horses. And Noah comes along as her servant. The goal is to get friendly with Melanie Lawton to learn what they can about her father, who SD-6 suspects of supporting terrorists. But Miles suspects they are up to something. Can Sydney and Noah figure up what he's up to and get home alive? They may have had trouble figuring out what Miles was up to, but I guessed it right away. Still, this was a good book that was lots of fun to read. Sydney and Noah's relationship continues to be tested. It's interesting watching them now knowing what happens to them in the future. I also enjoyed the irony of father daughter relationships in this book. And the way the second half kept going, I was up later then I had intended reading "just a little bit more." These books continue to entertain and give more insight into one of my favorite series. Bring on the next one!