{"product_id":"9781035416011-a-reluctant-spy","title":"A Reluctant Spy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gripping spy thriller debut\u003cbr\u003eA gripping spy thriller perfect for fans of \u003cb\u003eCharles Cumming, David McCloskey,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMick Herron \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eOwen Matthews.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRIGHT PLACE. RIGHT TIME. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWRONG MAN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engrossing.ingenious.Goodman combines traditional elements - the nods to Buchan, Fleming and le Carré - with the topicality of 2020s technology and the threat from Russia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e SUNDAY TIMES, THRILLERS OF THE  MONTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping debut, perfect for fans of Mick Herron and David McCloskey'\u003c\/b\u003e THE SUN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A twisty storyline and convincing action scenes make this a very promising debut'\u003c\/b\u003e FINANCIAL TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In the very top tier of espionage fiction' \u003c\/b\u003eM. W. CRAVEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamie Tulloch is a successful exec at a top tech company, a long way from the tough upbringing that drove him to rise so far and so quickly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut he has a secret.since the age of 23, he's had a helping hand from the Legend Programme, a secret intelligence effort to prepare impenetrable backstories for undercover agents. Real people, living real lives, willing to hand over their identities for a few weeks in return for a helping hand with plum jobs, influence and access.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen his tap on the shoulder finally comes, it's swiftly followed by the thud of a body. Arriving at a French airport ready to hand over his identity, Jamie finds his primary contact dead, the agent who's supposed to step into his life AWOL and his options for escape non-existent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePitched into a deadly mission on hostile territory, Jamie must contend with a rogue Russian general, arms dealers, elite hackers, CIA tac-ops and the discovery of a brewing plan for war. Dangerously out of his depth, he must convince his sceptical mission handler he can do the job of a trained field agent while using his own life story as convincing cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Jamie play himself well enough to avoid being killed - and to avert a lethal global conflict?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An excellent debut with terrific pace.will grip you to the end'\u003c\/b\u003e JAMES SWALLOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A twisting, edge-of-your-seat tale of mercenaries, greed, corruption, and espionage' \u003c\/b\u003eI.S. BERRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I was on the edge of my seat the whole time'\u003c\/b\u003e ANTONY JOHNSTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rip-roaring page-turning keep-you-up-all-night thriller'\u003c\/b\u003e NICHOLAS BINGE, author of ASCENSION\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSmart, riveting, and eerily prescient'\u003c\/b\u003e SUNYI DEAN, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author of THE BOOK EATERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pulse-pounding, twisting thrill-a-minute read that Slow Horses fans are going to absolutely love'\u003c\/b\u003e ADAM SIMCOX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41548644057185,"sku":"9781035416011","price":21.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_25287659.jpg?v=1719409983","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035416011-a-reluctant-spy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}