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Spy Games

By: Adam Brookes
Narrated by: Richard Coyle
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Fearing for his life, journalist Philip Mangan has gone into hiding from the Chinese agents who have identified him as British spy. His reputation and life are in tatters.

But when he is caught in a terrorist attack in East Africa and a shadowy Chinese figure approaches him in the dead of night with information on the origins of the attack, Mangan is suddenly back in the eye of the storm.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on a humid Hong Kong night, a key MI6 source is murdered minutes after meeting spy Trish Patterson. From Washington, DC to the hallowed halls of Oxford University and dusty African streets, a sinister power is stirring which will use Mangan and Patterson as its pawns - if they survive.

Deeply steeped in tension and paranoia, Spy Games is Adam Brookes' follow-up to his award-nominated debut Night Heron and a remarkable, groundbreaking spy thriller.

©2015 Adam Brookes (P)2015 Hachette Audio Crime Fiction Espionage Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction China Mystery Africa Suspense

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Critic reviews

"A classic spy thriller packed with tension and detail, brilliantly paced." (Peter James on Night Heron)
"The best British spy novel debut in years." (Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph on Night Heron)
" Night Heron reeks with verisimilitude in its settings and atmosphere, and is accompanied by a cleverly plotted action-filled story of Anglo-Chinese espionage." ( The Times on Night Heron)
"Superior espionage." ( The Sun on Night Heron)
"An intriguing, skilful and taut novel...elegantly plotted and with a piercing eye for detail." ( Daily Mail on Night Heron)
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What did you like most about Spy Games?

Characterisation and descriptive text that brought the book alive in a contemporary setting

What was one of the most memorable moments of Spy Games?

Escaping from the casino along the Mekong river

Which character – as performed by Richard Coyle – was your favourite?

Mangon

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The sardonic humour made me laugh and smile

Any additional comments?

This was an excellent sequel to Night Heron and I can't wait for the next.

A difficult to switch off well written grippingly tense novel

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Brilliant book. Great story and excellent narration. Just wish the next one was available to download. Got to wait till end of July though.

Another great book

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I love Alan Fürst and Le Carres stories but Adam Brookes is my current Best Buy. In the closing stages of Spy Games I knew it was going to end but everything in me craved for more, for it to go on just a bit longer. I couldn't stop listening. I love Adams style of writing and I can't wait for my next Brooke's listen. Richard Coyles narration was absolutely excellent. Well done guys!!!
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Spy Games

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Spy Games if the middle of a trilogy (stand alone books but best read in sequence starting with Night Heron and finishing with The Spy's Daughter.
The Audiobook edition is poor.
Read my review of Night Heron for an overview of the trilogy. Good read, but don't listen

Read, don't listen.

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I listened to Night Heron narrated by Jason Isaacs, which was brilliant.
The next in the series is Spy Games - but they changed the narrator! I didn’t like this narration atall: wooden, with weird and inconsistent voices for the characters. Hopko and Patterson sounded very odd, and at times indistinguishable. The Chinese voices were a caricature. Please bring back Jason Isaacs to read this book!
I returned it. I’ve read the story in book form and it’s great.

Great story, poor narration

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