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The Best Revenge

By: Gerald Seymour
Narrated by: Ben Allen
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On the Mongolian steppes a general in the People's Liberation Army stakes his career, and his life, on a GPS-free missile guidance system that will change the balance of power on the battlefield. In Bath a young Chinese woman has secured the affections of a young brainiac working on that very problem. In Leamington Spa a deep cover operative has given himself away. And in London Jonas Merrick watches all, assessing, planning. A moment, perhaps, for him to strike a blow to China's espionage network in the UK. One thing he does not see, however, is in Moscow. An order given: 'bring me his head'. Tautly plotted and frighteningly authentic The Best Revenge cements Jonas Merrick as one of the great figures of modern spy fiction.

©2023 Gerald Seymour (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction China Suspense

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What an excellent paced novel. Its steady ratcheting up of tension, detail and plausibility made for a gripping listen. The performance was superb. I was truly hooked.

Brilliant

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I really feel I have to rate 5* even though, embarrassingly, some of it I found hard to follow and understand. Rewinding and listening to sections a second and third time brought some clarity :( It is not the fault of the brilliant author if his superior intelligence is a little too much for me to process. I am a severe disliker of felines and in the previous three Jonas Merrick titles I have tolerated all references to it, forwarding when it became too much to listen to. However, the said feline in this title played a pivotal part and I was forced to endure more than I would have liked YUK. That said and once again, Ben Allen excelled as narrator - I feel that of all the brilliant narrators I have listened to over the years of my Audible membership, no other could do the job as magnificently as he. PS I hated the ending, I yearned for a tidy conclusion and did not want anything left to my imagination. Just hoping for book 5 to come swiftly along and put me out of my misery.

Superb.

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Fiction? You be the judge. Seymour at his best again. Good ol' Jonas strikes again. Never in doubt?

Wonderful and thought provoking

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great story funny frightening real read it soon you will enjoy
Jonas is a total hem

The characters

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Wow! Look at what is happening in the world right now. Drug dealer in France being broken out of a prison escort, three suspected individuals arrested on suspicion of spying for Hong Kong (read China!). You couldn’t make it up! Does GS have a crystal ball? Wonderful narrative, brilliant storytelling and superb narration. Thoroughly recommend.

Prescient subject matter

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