📚 Hello Book Friends! I am so excited to be part of the blog tour for this exciting spy novel: Awakening of Spies by Brian Landers. I have not read a spy novel in many years and I was happy to rediscover the thrill, the intelligent plot, and action that come with this genre. Thomas Dylan is a spy who is looking forward to retiring. He is reminiscing on his first mission when he went from being an analyst for the DIS to a full field agent overnight. We are not sure the reason why he was selected for this mission, and the author leads us to believe that there is something very fishy about his appointment. The plot evolves as we turn the pages. There are gunshots, chases, double-crossing, and, of course, a woman. I particularly enjoyed the Canadian references in the book, and I wish there would have been more. There are a lot of characters in the book and I had to make a list to remember who is who. It is slow at the beginning but picks up speed as you read. Overall, it is a good spy novel. Pick up your copy today.
✏ Synopsis:
Thomas Dylan is an unlikely spy.
Rejected by MI6, he joins the Ministry of Defence where his first mission is a total failure. Unexpectedly he is then sent to Rio de Janeiro to recover a submarine interrogator stolen from the US Navy.
In Brazil, he discovers that those supposedly on his side, MI6 and the CIA, have their own priorities and his life is not one of them.
A murderous game that began with the death of a British spy in Argentina is being played out in a city of sun, sea, and secret police. When he comes face-to-face with the brutal realities of Brazil's military dictatorship Dylan has to trust somebody. But who?
He knows for sure that the woman he wants to trust has been lying to him from the very beginning. But why?
This is a fast-paced thriller in the vein of John le Carré and Eric Ambler.
Introducing The Dylan Series...
Awakening of Spies - 25th June 2020
Families of Spies - 30th July 2020
Coincidence of Spies - October 2020
Exodus of Spies - November 2020
🕵🏼♀️ About the author: Educated at Exeter University and London Business School Brian Landers’ first job was assisting a former Director General of Defence Intelligence and a motley collection of ex-spooks set up a political research unit in the City of London. The Dylan series of thrillers illustrates how the world of espionage has changed since then.
As a director of Waterstone’s and later Penguin his love of books was rekindled. Brian Landers turned to thriller writing after his history of the American and Russian empires was published in the UK, USA and India. Empires Apart was described by the Midwest Book Review as a remarkable, scholarly, and educational read. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin now perfectly illustrate the author’s thesis that delusions of imperial grandeur are the recurrent themes of US and Russian history.
The author has lived in South and North America and various parts of Europe and has worked across the world from Lebanon to El Salvador. He now lives in London. Brian was awarded an OBE in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
- Publicity profile: http://www.literallypr.com/public_relations/file/Brian-Landers.php
- Author website: http://www.brianlanders.co.uk/
- Author social media: https://twitter.com/Landersauthor
- Buy the book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/awakening-of-spies/brian-landers//9781913062330
🙋🏼♀️ Thank you, RedDoor Press for inviting me to be part of this blog tour and for sending me a finished copy of this thrilling book. Awakening of Spies by Brian Landers is available at your favourite bookstore.
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