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Tales of Mi7 #10
Little War in London
After an acrimonious US election whose outcome Moscow may or may not have influenced, can it really be that a few maverick intelligence agents from Russia and the United States are fighting a discreet battle-to-the-death on some of London's back streets? And that the corpses are piling up, out of sight of the British police?
Or is that just more "fake news"?
... Well, luckily, no it isn't. Not yet, anyway, because the media still hasn't heard about it. But that could change. When MI7 agent John Mordred is assigned to investigate, he uncovers a veritable Schrödinger's Cat state of affairs in which the relevant facts are neither wholly present nor entirely absent. And where some of the evidence lies closer to home than is comfortable.
Along the way, he is forced to address one of history's oldest questions. Just what is the truth anyway, and why do we care?
Or is that just more "fake news"?
... Well, luckily, no it isn't. Not yet, anyway, because the media still hasn't heard about it. But that could change. When MI7 agent John Mordred is assigned to investigate, he uncovers a veritable Schrödinger's Cat state of affairs in which the relevant facts are neither wholly present nor entirely absent. And where some of the evidence lies closer to home than is comfortable.
Along the way, he is forced to address one of history's oldest questions. Just what is the truth anyway, and why do we care?
314 pages, Hardcover
Published August 14, 2021
About the author
J.J. Ward
29 books17 followersJ.J. Ward a.k.a James Ward
J.J. Ward writes espionage thrillers, romantic fiction, philosophy and poetry. He believes that commercial genres have warped people’s thinking about fiction generally. “I think they exist so readers can be easily manipulated and milked, and they also - in some of their forms - perpetuate sexism. Any good story has elements of most, if not all, genres.” He hopes men & women will read, and enjoy, what he has written in equal numbers.
He lives in southern England with his wife of 30 years. He has two grown-up sons, and a dog. He is a school teacher by profession.
Current heroes: Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden, Aung San Suu Kyi, Beatrice Mtetwa.
Favourite quote: "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes."
He can be followed on Twitter @GoodLordItsWard.
J.J. Ward writes espionage thrillers, romantic fiction, philosophy and poetry. He believes that commercial genres have warped people’s thinking about fiction generally. “I think they exist so readers can be easily manipulated and milked, and they also - in some of their forms - perpetuate sexism. Any good story has elements of most, if not all, genres.” He hopes men & women will read, and enjoy, what he has written in equal numbers.
He lives in southern England with his wife of 30 years. He has two grown-up sons, and a dog. He is a school teacher by profession.
Current heroes: Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden, Aung San Suu Kyi, Beatrice Mtetwa.
Favourite quote: "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes."
He can be followed on Twitter @GoodLordItsWard.
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February 2, 2019
( Format : Audiobook )
"Spies and backs they think alike."
ames Mordred is a spy, MI7's 'agent in fu!l sight'.His current girlfriend is a spy and she seems to be keeping him out of the loop about something. A meeting with a group of newspaper editors seemed to indicate that they were concerned about being fed false news to alter public opinions to influence a future general election to place an unexpected candidate in No.10,one who would then be open to pressure from outside. Meanwhile, a Little War is rumoured to be taking place with London as it's ground location - between agents of the USA and Russia. But is everything as it seems? That's for Mordred to untangle.
This rather British spy story mixes fiction with contemporary events and people, so many twists it's hard to keep up and complete with disappearances, murders, intrigue, food, non murders, double dealing, conspiracy and rather neat conversations. It is well written and densely packed. Enjoyable trips around London, too. The narration is also very English, Clive Johnson providing a good reading of the far from underdeveloped plot. His voice is well modulated, pleasant to hear and conveys a certain bland gravitas to the proceedings.
Little War in London is intrigue taken to one step further and is also good fun. Each chapter is preceded by a brief heading: listen out for them as they can be quirky, too. One simply states that it is, 'A chapter that's impossible to summarize in a heading' and another states that it's ' the 19th best chapter in the bolk.' Great stuff.
My thanks to the rights holder of the book who, at my request, freely gifted me a complimentary copy, via Audiobook Boom. A most enjoyable read.
"Spies and backs they think alike."
ames Mordred is a spy, MI7's 'agent in fu!l sight'.His current girlfriend is a spy and she seems to be keeping him out of the loop about something. A meeting with a group of newspaper editors seemed to indicate that they were concerned about being fed false news to alter public opinions to influence a future general election to place an unexpected candidate in No.10,one who would then be open to pressure from outside. Meanwhile, a Little War is rumoured to be taking place with London as it's ground location - between agents of the USA and Russia. But is everything as it seems? That's for Mordred to untangle.
This rather British spy story mixes fiction with contemporary events and people, so many twists it's hard to keep up and complete with disappearances, murders, intrigue, food, non murders, double dealing, conspiracy and rather neat conversations. It is well written and densely packed. Enjoyable trips around London, too. The narration is also very English, Clive Johnson providing a good reading of the far from underdeveloped plot. His voice is well modulated, pleasant to hear and conveys a certain bland gravitas to the proceedings.
Little War in London is intrigue taken to one step further and is also good fun. Each chapter is preceded by a brief heading: listen out for them as they can be quirky, too. One simply states that it is, 'A chapter that's impossible to summarize in a heading' and another states that it's ' the 19th best chapter in the bolk.' Great stuff.
My thanks to the rights holder of the book who, at my request, freely gifted me a complimentary copy, via Audiobook Boom. A most enjoyable read.
May 20, 2017
This is as timely as an author can get with news and media in a constant flux.
This is a mixture of Intelligence/Law Enforcement, Espionage, and International Intrigue.
John Mordred, a member of MI7's Red team, was assigned to head up a "fake news" task force after several "leads" point to a possible connection to future election improprieties. He and his boss thought this would be a simple matter of sorting through the truths and falsehoods. Unfortunately, things began to spiral out of his control.
I love how Mr. Ward mixes "current" news trends and events with a fictional world.
Warning: There is Violence as well as Adult Language and Situations.
This is a mixture of Intelligence/Law Enforcement, Espionage, and International Intrigue.
John Mordred, a member of MI7's Red team, was assigned to head up a "fake news" task force after several "leads" point to a possible connection to future election improprieties. He and his boss thought this would be a simple matter of sorting through the truths and falsehoods. Unfortunately, things began to spiral out of his control.
I love how Mr. Ward mixes "current" news trends and events with a fictional world.
Warning: There is Violence as well as Adult Language and Situations.
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