A Spy Alone

One of those wonderful works of spy fiction written by an authentic intelligence officer; it's a tight story, with superb exposition, realistic characters, building tension, and exciting action. And so very good at including real tradecraft. I believe this is his first book; if so, he truly nailed i......more

Cracker of a read. Unfortunately the last part lining us up for the next book was a tad disappointing. But don’t get me wrong I enjoyed it overall. Bit of a John Buchan Thirty-Nine Steps feel at times. Simon Sharman a former spy is now freelancing in the private sector. He uncovers a conspiracy going......more

A very nicely executed spy novel with a highly realistic central story of high-level Russian penetration of the UK society and government by an Oxford spy ring. The setting is right after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, so a lot of the issues mentioned in the novel are very current and the story i......more

Simon Sharman is an Oxford University graduate and former MI6 operative whose career with the UK intelligence service simply didn't pan out as he'd expected. When A Spy Alone opens he's barely eking out a living as a private investigator with few connections and nothing in the bank. Which is why he g......more

The new Le Carre? This is - just like the last few Bond films - another example of how far the world has moved away from the George Smiley era. Everything evolves around money and power and anarchy, because we live in e in a world ruled by social media and diss or miss information. Just a brilliant r......more