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A Spy Alone

By: Charles Beaumont
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Summary

Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the 1950s, but no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found...?

2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch comes across his desk, he jumps at the chance. But as Simon investigates, worrying patterns begin to emerge. His subject made regular trips to Oxford, but for no apparent reason. There are payments from offshore accounts that suddenly just...stop. Has he found what none of his former colleagues believed possible, a Russian spy ring now nestled at the heart of the British Establishment? Or is he just another paranoid ex-spook left out in the cold, obsessed with redemption?

©2023 Charles Beaumont (P)2023 Isis Audio Action & Adventure Espionage Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Russia Suspense
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This was probably a good story, but the narration was awful. kind of Boys Own Adventures. No gravitas whatsoever and just made it all sound farcical. I bought this book on the recommendation of James OBrien (LBC). It's obviously a better read than a listen. Shame

Draining...

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Done in one go. Loved it. But found myself changing the names to perhaps real ones. !!!

Brilliant

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A brilliant, tense thriller that consistently rings horribly true. Well paced and full of twists it was great to read a thriller that exposes the hypocrisy of contemporary Britain and the power of greed

Fantastic

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Jaunty narration completely missed any sense of building of atmosphere and drama. And then the chapter number hollered at you, sometimes ruining any suspense left by previous chapter. Probably best to read book to appreciate the story.

Spoiled by narrator.

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Good thriller, set in modern day with lots of contemporary references to current politics and issues

Good page turning spy novel

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