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Ben Lewis Thriller #3
The Markov Encryption
Ben Lewis never expected to be blackmailed by a dead man – but when confronted by Keiran Doherty, a fellow ex-Marine reportedly killed in Afghanistan, all bets are off. Doherty has stolen and hidden an encryption key that can decode Moscow’s most deadly secrets, and kidnaps Holly, Lewis’s ex-girlfriend, in a last-ditch attempt to get Lewis onside. When an assassin kills Doherty in broad daylight in London and poisons an accomplice, Lewis finds himself in a deadly race against American, Russian and Chinese agents who will stop at nothing to find the key. Can Lewis decipher Doherty’s cryptic clues, evade his would-be captors and save Holly? Or will Markov’s encrypted secrets prove even more deadly than Lewis could ever have imagined?
324 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 24, 2018
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About the author
David N. Robinson
8 books12 followersA while ago, I was a partner and chief operating officer in a major accounting firm, and latterly held the same role in an international law firm. It took me 36 years and several million air miles to do, arguably, what I should have done several years earlier: give up the day job and focus on a lifelong ambition to write thrillers. Page-turners. Action and adventure stories with twists and turns right to the very last page.
With few parts of the world that I have not seen first-hand, I try to use personal knowledge, connections and a professional interest in technology to craft fast-paced thrillers that are very much set in the real world. Locations that I know personally. Present-day plotlines that try to be as credible and true to life as possible. Fictional backstories to events currently in the public eye.
My wife and I live close to the city of Cambridge, England. Together we support several local charities, including the world-renowned Cambridge Union debating society where I am a trustee.
With few parts of the world that I have not seen first-hand, I try to use my personal knowledge, connections and a professional interest in technology to craft fast-paced thrillers that are very much set in the real world. Locations that I know personally. Present-day plotlines that try to be as credible and true to life as possible. Fictional backstories to events currently in the public eye.
My wife and I live close to the city of Cambridge, England. Together we support several local charities, including the world-renowned Cambridge Union debating society where I am a trustee.
With few parts of the world that I have not seen first-hand, I try to use personal knowledge, connections and a professional interest in technology to craft fast-paced thrillers that are very much set in the real world. Locations that I know personally. Present-day plotlines that try to be as credible and true to life as possible. Fictional backstories to events currently in the public eye.
My wife and I live close to the city of Cambridge, England. Together we support several local charities, including the world-renowned Cambridge Union debating society where I am a trustee.
With few parts of the world that I have not seen first-hand, I try to use my personal knowledge, connections and a professional interest in technology to craft fast-paced thrillers that are very much set in the real world. Locations that I know personally. Present-day plotlines that try to be as credible and true to life as possible. Fictional backstories to events currently in the public eye.
My wife and I live close to the city of Cambridge, England. Together we support several local charities, including the world-renowned Cambridge Union debating society where I am a trustee.
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April 12, 2020
Ben Lewis is a "new kid" on the block of thrillers! I found him likeable, interesting and not so gungho that I couldn't stand him!
From the moment this story opens, the reader is snapped to attention and not allowed to "wander" throughout. The action is constant and the slightest aberration will make one lose the plot.
Although most international spy stories are complicated - and this one is too - David Robinson ensures that the technical details are not hard to understand.
Well written and I hope there are more Ben Lewis novels coming onto my horizon!
From the moment this story opens, the reader is snapped to attention and not allowed to "wander" throughout. The action is constant and the slightest aberration will make one lose the plot.
Although most international spy stories are complicated - and this one is too - David Robinson ensures that the technical details are not hard to understand.
Well written and I hope there are more Ben Lewis novels coming onto my horizon!
May 20, 2023
The Markov Encryption -
Book number 3. This was another good book again, with Ben Lewis running around trying to solve clue left for him by an ex military colleague who was killed. The Russians, Chinese and Americans all after what he is looking for and as you can imagine, there is a lot of violence and killings. My only comment is the end slightly disappointed me. However, it sets up book 4. 4.75 out of 5 from me.
Book number 3. This was another good book again, with Ben Lewis running around trying to solve clue left for him by an ex military colleague who was killed. The Russians, Chinese and Americans all after what he is looking for and as you can imagine, there is a lot of violence and killings. My only comment is the end slightly disappointed me. However, it sets up book 4. 4.75 out of 5 from me.
June 15, 2020
An ok read, interest held.
A good read for the most part. A little slow at some points, a little obvious in others. Some was a little over the top (25 broken bones?) . Didn't like an i complete ending.
A good read for the most part. A little slow at some points, a little obvious in others. Some was a little over the top (25 broken bones?) . Didn't like an i complete ending.
April 19, 2020
My first of the Ben Lewis stories and it is a great read. Lots of action, twists and turns keeping you in suspense until the very end, then lures you into the next in the series.
October 29, 2023
Great thriller espionage
Pacey novel with our hero Ben defying the odds against all comers a good series to read and escape into
Pacey novel with our hero Ben defying the odds against all comers a good series to read and escape into
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