I thoroughly enjoyed 99% of this story. The plot was intricate, intelligent, and well-developed. Most of the key characters were well drawn. The writing was professional. I would recommend this novel to any lover of techno/scifi-thrillers, but I would also tell them to not expect a satisfying ending. 5-stars for the first 99% of the story, but less than 1-star for the ending.
I think the nature of the plot, with the interesting twist which takes place about 75% into the story, made the ending difficult to write, forcing it to be a Catch-22 predicament blended with a science fiction déjà vu. It was not a satisfying end for me because it did not match the satisfaction and enjoyment I received from the first 99% of the story. Maybe there was no better ending to be had. Maybe the author painted the story into a corner and there was no other way out. Maybe... but I will never know.
Unlike some other reviewers, the ending did not make me feel the need to rush out and read the second novel in the series in order to get a more satisfying conclusion. I thought this novel was a complete story in itself. In fact, I was surprised that there would be a second Travis Chase novel because I didn't think he was that strong of a character to carry a trilogy series. Maybe he gets stronger in the next volume.
But, without a doubt, the first 99% of this story is well worth the read.
PS: I thought there was an uncanny similarity of this story's opening to the opening of Dean Koontz's Watchers. In Watchers, the MC (Travis Cornell) leaves his home for a hike in the woods to reflect upon his life. In The Breach, the MC (Travis Chase) leaves his home for a hike in the mountains to reflect upon his life. In Watchers, while on his hike in the woods, the MC encounters a strange, high-tech dog (Einstein, the wonder-dog). In The Breach, while on his hike in the mountains, the MC discovers the crash of a strange airplane with a high-tech object on it (Whisper, the wonder-sphere). There are many other similarities between the two novels. It would not surprise me if Watchers was one of Patrick Lee's favorite stories.
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