Spies and Other Gods

De: James Wolff

Narrado por: Matt Addis

In this cat-and-mouse spy thriller, an anonymous whistleblower sends British Intelligence into a frenzy, threatening to reveal secrets that could bring the establishment to its knees.

The Head of British Intelligence is having a bad day. Only six months off retirement and Sir William Rentoul is wondering if he'll make it that far, what with the sudden descent of a brain fog dense enough to turn every day into a series of small humiliations.

To make matters worse, when parliamentary researcher Aphra McQueen is brought in to investigate an internal complaint, she discovers something horrifying: the murder of nine Iranian dissidents. The elusive assassin, nicknamed CASPIAN, kills across borders, forcing intelligence services throughout Europe into an alliance. Their only lead? An unsuspecting dentist in the UK.

Aphra McQueen seems to know more about the operation than she is letting on. What will she uncover? What is she really up to? And can she survive the unexpected events that will bounce her from London to Birmingham to Paris to Lausanne?

In the exhilarating chase that follows, Spies and Other Gods offers a vibrant, fresh and darkly funny take on the spy thriller that lays bare the human cost of secrecy.

Most unusual spy fiction

This is not your typical spy novel. It is quite a complex portrait of the spy world and the secrets we all keep. Woolf is a profound thinker and a fine writer.

Realistic

Very realistic spy story written by an author who has experience with spying. Timely story too.

Spy craft

Satisfy craving for nuanced complexity. The masterful author proves that body counts and apocalypse are not necessary to build suspenseful narrative. In the tradition of John le Carre quiet chess masters with brilliant minds execute strategic plots that get thwarted by unpredictable human motivations. The prose weaves a luscious tapestry of personal and professional conflict.