Ian Rankin's classic spy thriller, long out of print, is available again at long last!Miles Flint is a spy who has been making some serious mistakes. His last assignment led to the death of a foreign official in London, and after getting too close to his current subject he wound up in police custody. But something is wrong at the agency that has nothing to do with Miles' errors. Why did his last suspect know more about Miles' assignment than Miles did? Why have so many operatives recently resigned? Despite the Director's assurances, Miles begins his own investigation, to the dismay of his colleagues and even his own wife. Then Miles is sent to Belfast on a routine mission, a mission that confirms his darkest suspicions—and threatens his life.
This moody 1980s' thriller from the author of the bestselling procedurals about Scotland's Inspector Rebus is clearly influenced by John le Carré's Smiley novels about MI6 and double agents. And that's fine, for this is well written enough to hold our interest, and excellently read by John Lee. Lee offers fine shadings of a wide range of characters--our world-weary Scots hero, Miles Flint, a spy determined to unearth a mole in his organization; an IRA terrorist who is more frightened than frightful; a tired, old English journalist; and a panoply of British agents. Lee also maintains a tight pace through the novel's occasionally overlong scenes, ensuring that listeners stay glued to the book until the end. A.C.S. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
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