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Jimmy Nash and Lawrence Decker were operatives with the CIA, but left after a mission where they were compromised. They have recently gone to work for Troubleshooters, created and run by former Navy SEAL, Tom Paoletti. Nash joins his best friend and team leader, Lawrence Decker, as well as newbie field agent Tess Bailey, posing as relief workers heading into the earthquake-ravaged country of Kazbekistan. Their mission is to find the missing laptop of an al-Queda operative who was killed in the earthquake.

In the prologue, Tess helps Nash get Decker out of a dangerous situation, then have a sizzling one night stand that they both regret, but can't stop thinking about. Now that they are working together again, both Nash and Decker fall for Tess but she only has eyes for Nash. Primarily this story is Jimmy and Tess's, but It's an interesting subplot of two friends attracted to the same woman. But what about Decker being left behind? Throw in a beautiful American whose husband was beheaded by the local dictator and we see a glimpse of who he will most likely be matched with in a future book.

In previous books Brockmann had several storylines, but in Flashback she switches to one storyline with more action and suspense. We are not tracking multiple stories, but multiple character views, The romance is secondary but there's still plenty of it.

This is the first book where we meet non-SEAL operators that work in Tom's new private contractor business. In fact, this book could easily be read as a standalone. I felt like parts of it dragged out too long, but the last half was very exciting with a daring rescue in the fortress-like headquarters of the local warlord.

It turned out to be a fast paced, enjoyable read and I'm looking forward to the next book in this series.