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Yesterday's Spy

The fast-paced new suspense thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Secret Service

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Yesterday's Spy

By: Tom Bradby
Narrated by: George Weightman
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Nothing good ever comes from a midnight phone call. For washed-up spy Harry Tower, it is the worst news at the worst possible time. His son, Sean, has gone missing in troubled Iran after writing an exposé about government corruption.

Their relationship has never recovered since Harry's wife's suicide, for which Sean holds his father responsible. And Harry, with his career on the verge of disintegration, needs to find him and put things right.
When Harry arrives in Tehran, he finds a city on the cusp of revolution. Foreign powers are jockeying for influence, money and, most importantly, oil. The CIA are conspiring to undermine the government with an impending coup, and there are dark mutterings about opium smuggling. But the reasons for Sean's disappearance may be even more sinister than Harry first suspected.

Before long, he is on the run - not only from a faceless enemy, but from his own past. Which will catch up with him first?

Yesterday's Spy is Tom Bradby at his very best, delivering a cunning espionage novel rich in intrigue and history that will keep you guessing until the final pages.

© Tom Bradbury 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 Crime Fiction Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Iran Middle East Fiction Exciting
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Critic reviews

Atmospheric, informative and flawlessly plotted
Bradby makes the complicated history and politics of the region admirably clear
A cracking thriller! Totally recommended
A superb thriller...exhilarating
Riveting...with style and energy, evocative scene-setting and strong characterisation
'A fascinating and powerful thriller of the highest order'
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My first Tom Bradby novel. Overall a well written and fast paced paced story. Well defined characters. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
I will definitely read more of his work.

Excellent book

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I was totally engrossed in this book. I have walked miles listening to it. What a great story with so many twists and turns. It is so good to listen to a spy story that the protagonists are not surrounded by technology and have to use real wit and cunning. Bradby weaves in the complicated relationships that both he and his son’s girlfriend have gone through in an interesting and thoughtful way. Good twist at the end. Can’t wait for another book by Bradby.
Great Narration as well which always helps.

Another great book from Tom Bradby

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This novel has great characters and an absorbing, fast-paced plot, set at an intriguing moment in history. It does involve some issues of mental health and suicide, but it is told gently

A riveting read, that is very well narrated

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A bit too cliched and at times sappy. The time setting was very interesting, though.

Meh

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I enjoyed the story wrapped up in a lot of historical facts about Iran in the mid 20th Century. The pace and intrigue were excellent. I thoroughly recommend this book.

The Place of the Tale

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