A spy thriller that goes full circle - with plenty of fun along the way
I've read a few "spy" novels in my time but nothing quite like this.
Initially I was concerned that not having read it's predecessors might leave me at a disadvantage. It hits the ground running and at such furious pace that I wondered if I would be able to catch up with the who's who list.
Never fear, this book works perfectly well as a stand alone story. We start with a bodged operation on a bridge and come full circle some years later as the tale finishes in exactly the same place.
In between is a slightly irreverent look at the spy trade - with a good dash of black market trading on the side. We travel between Finland, Germany, Prague, Ireland and London as we follow our protagonist Joe Wilderness. He is a joy of a character and some of the situations he finds himself in seem utterly surreal (even though some are based on fact - truth can be stranger than fiction it seems).
It's a fast paced romp that I raced through - a joy to read even if you wouldn't normally consider this genre.
Initially I was concerned that not having read it's predecessors might leave me at a disadvantage. It hits the ground running and at such furious pace that I wondered if I would be able to catch up with the who's who list.
Never fear, this book works perfectly well as a stand alone story. We start with a bodged operation on a bridge and come full circle some years later as the tale finishes in exactly the same place.
In between is a slightly irreverent look at the spy trade - with a good dash of black market trading on the side. We travel between Finland, Germany, Prague, Ireland and London as we follow our protagonist Joe Wilderness. He is a joy of a character and some of the situations he finds himself in seem utterly surreal (even though some are based on fact - truth can be stranger than fiction it seems).
It's a fast paced romp that I raced through - a joy to read even if you wouldn't normally consider this genre.