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Spy Games

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Fearing for his life, journalist Philip Mangan has gone into hiding from the Chinese agents who have identified him as British spy. His reputation and life are in tatters. But when he is caught in a terrorist attack in East Africa and a shadowy Chinese figure approaches him in the dead of night with information on the origins of the attack, Mangan is suddenly back in the eye of the storm.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on a humid Hong Kong night, a key MI6 source is murdered minutes after meeting spy Trish Patterson. From Washington, D.C. to the hallowed halls of Oxford University and dusty African streets, a sinister power is stirring which will use Mangan and Patterson as its pawns - if they survive.

Deeply steeped in tension and paranoia, Spy Games is Adam Brookes' follow-up his award-nominated debut Night Heron and a remarkable, groundbreaking spy thriller.

Critics Review

Authentic, taut and compelling. Brookes is the real deal
Charles Cumming
Cements Brookes' reputation as a superb spy novelist and draws comparisons with other espionage heavyweights including John le Carre.
Sun
This would make a superb television spy drama. I really didn't want it to end. A terrific heart-thumping spy thriller.
Northern Crime Reviews
Brookes shows that his impressive debut was no fluke, and readers will look forward to Mangan's next adventure
Publishers Weekly
Brookes knows modern China, he seemingly knows the British secret service and, most importantly, he knows how to tell a good story. The splendid result is this rich, can't-put-it-down thriller. A terrific read.
Joseph Kanon - author of The Good German and Leaving Berlin
Brookes' expertly orchestrated novel couldn't be more topical ... exhilaratingly shows how readily the old-school international spy thriller can be retooled for the era of globalisation (Thriller of the Month)
Sunday Times
Adam Brookes is the new Le Carré - without question this is the best modern spy novel I have ever read . . . Read this. It's perfect.
Manda Scott
A nuanced and terrifying experience that will occasionally leave the reader's head spinning as they attempt to connect all the dots. Comparisons to John le Carre are inevitable but may be justified . . . he's a natural storyteller, and a thrilling new voice
Sunday Herald
Brookes' second novel is a multipronged spy thriller that fires on all cylinders. A smarter or more exciting mystery likely won't be released this year
Kirkus
A perfectly executed spy yarn
Sunday Express
Brookes shows that his impressive debut was no fluke
Publishers Weekly
Author Adam Brookes
Narrator Richard Coyle
Duration 13 hours and 11 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781405534017
Format Audiobook
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Genre Espionage and spy thriller, Fiction: general and literary, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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