La Scomparsa di un Agente

Demise #1

by Philip G. Henley, Valentina Cuzzocrea (Translator)

Gli analisti e gli agenti di intelligence stanno scomparendo, alcuni potrebbero essere stati uccisi. La stampa e la polizia sospettano ci sia un serial killer a piede libero. John Slater era vicino all’ultima vittima, è evasivo, sembra non avere passato, e potrebbe essere il killer. La seconda guerra irachena e la rete di intelligence potrebbero collegare le vittime e anche le Forze Speciali della Polizia Metropolitana sta indagando, con l’aiuto o l’intralcio delle Agenzie di Intelligence. Gli errori fatti nel costruire i dossier usati a supporto della guerra si suppone siano stati insabbiati da entrambe le sponde dell’Atlantico, ma ancora il killer colpisce e… stanno dicendo tutti la verità?
È un thriller complesso basato sull’inizio e la continuazione della Seconda guerra irachena.

Genres: Thriller, Spy Thriller

375 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 2013

About the author

Philip G Henley has now retired from the corporate world of IT, Data Protection and Cyber Security. That followed an earlier period in the Royal Air Force. He is writing a long list of Works In Progress and reading an even longer list of books in a variety of genres and topics.

Philip lives with his wife Lisa in Hampshire in the UK, when not travelling

For all these and other projects please see My Website

Philip likes getting reviews, good, preferably, but he is grateful to anyone who takes the time to read and then comment about his stories.

Reviews

[Craig Britzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Going into this read I really did not know what to expect, this was a novel I knew practically nothing about except what was written in the blurb and I was prepared for a fairly standard espionage story. As I began to read the book I realized it offered a whole lot more.

The novel is written from various different perspectives, people trying to uncover information, people just going about their daily lives and others trying to escape detection. They all interweave and leave you unsure who to be rooting for, with massively grey areas of morality yet likable characters, this is a rather refreshing change to your usual cut and dry heroes and villains.

There is a very capable agent as the ‘main character’, one of the real joys of this book is the writing from his point of view during various segments, the way his quick and methodical thoughts are written, carrying you along with him as he tries to deal with various situations is really exciting.

The writing is fast and zippy, this really helps to pull the story along at pace and ensures that while there is a deep and complex mystery to be unraveled, it never feels too slow. There are detailed and accurate depictions of agencies around the globe who get dragged into the ever broadening mystery, giving a realistic feel to any espionage work that is portrayed.

Overall I really enjoyed this book, it offered a real amalgamation of genres, it had the meticulous investigations of a crime story, the realistic spy procedures and intrigue of an espionage novel, and as the net closes it has excitement and tension worthy of a thriller. I cannot recommend enough that you check this book out if you have even the slightest interest in the above genres, this novel gripped me and didn't let go, excellent.

[James Fawcett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding!! I read all the spy novels insatiably: all of Le Carre's, Higgins, Ludlum, Baldacci, Forsythe, et al and this book is as good or better than those. Can't wait till you come out with your next one. You should be able to get some publisher to pay you a lot of money some day.

[Frances · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a real English spy novel , set in modern day but keeping with all the traditons of what you expect of a good spy story.

In the start you have no idea who is involved with what, but the plot slowly gets unravelled it all makes more and more sense.
I found the story very intriguing, and exciting, and you never realy know what's going to happen next. I found myself rooting and hoping that several characters would not get killed off.
There is posted a warning (on Audible) that it contains some graphic violence and sex, i did not find this over extreem or misplaced in this story.
The very propper english narration from Philip G. Henley suited the story perfectly.

I recieved this audiobook in return for an unbiased review.