Cassidy Edgemont has been dead for four years. At least, that is what the world has been led to believe. After becoming unwittingly entangled in a group called the Coalition, known for using fake news to generate political unrest in the United States, Cas was offered a devastating choice: stage her own death and join her rescuers, the guardians, or risk the wrath of the organization she betrayed. She chose death. As an invisible government operative, Cas has been living in Paris with no complications―until her family pays an unexpected visit to the European city, changing everything. They think Cas is dead, and she has to keep it that way. But when a bomb is detonated nearby and fake news incites riots in the city, Cas recognizes the mark of the Coalition. Donovan, a fellow guardian, is summoned to join her in Paris to attempt to untangle the intricate web linking Cas’s past with the recent bombings. But as the threat level escalates, Cas must again make an impossible decision: face possible exposure to her family in her race to uncover the truth or risk the loss of innocent lives. After two years of Covid, few of us are unfamiliar with the misery of being in isolation. On top of that, there are more than just a couple of movies with a plot centered on how things can go wrong for those in witness protection programs. Maybe then, an ideal way to protect those who have to stay hidden is to declare them dead. Or perhaps not, as Cassidy Edgemont, an intelligence operative discovers in this fast-paced novel by Traci Hunter Abramson. I thoroughly enjoyed Not Dead Yet and several times found myself visualizing the events, people, and settings in a movie. It would make a good one. Adding to its appeal is the nicely developed romantic angle. That was handled more realistically than in so many action novels. The dialogue was plentiful, perfectly paced when Donovan and Cassidy were sharing food while getting to know each other, then sped up dramatically when all hell was breaking loose. Excellent writing and highly recommended reading. --Readers' Favorite five-star review