Spy Games - Tapa dura

Authentic, taut and compelling. Brookes is the real deal (Charles Cumming)

Cements Brookes' reputation as a superb spy novelist and draws comparisons with other espionage heavyweights including John le Carre. (Sun)

This would make a superb television spy drama. I really didn't want it to end. A terrific heart-thumping spy thriller. (Northern Crime Reviews)

Brookes shows that his impressive debut was no fluke, and readers will look forward to Mangan's next adventure (Publishers Weekly)

Brookes's expertly orchestrated novel couldn't be more topical . . . exhilaratingly shows how readily the old-school international spy thriller can be retooled for the era of globalisation, the internet and a superpower's emergence (Sunday Times)

Brookes knows modern China, he seemingly knows the British secret service and, most importantly, he knows how to tell a good story. The splendid result is this rich, can't-put-it-down thriller. A terrific read. (Joseph Kanon - author of The Good German and Leaving Berlin)

A nuanced and terrifying experience that will occasionally leave the reader's head spinning as they attempt to connect all the dots. Comparisons to John le Carre are inevitable but may be justified . . . he's a natural storyteller, and a thrilling new voice (Sunday Herald)

Adam Brookes is the new Le Carré - without question this is the best modern spy novel I have ever read . . . Read this. It's perfect. (Manda Scott)

A perfectly executed spy yarn (Sunday Express)

Brookes' second novel is a multipronged spy thriller that fires on all cylinders. A smarter or more exciting mystery likely won't be released this year. (Kirkus - starred review)