Synopses & Reviews
For fans of John le CarrA(c), a riveting spy thriller that spans two continents and probes the limits of loyalty and love
Jeremy Duns's lightning-paced debut introduces a morally complex and unforgettable agent named Paul Dark into the canon of espionage literature. In June 1945, Dark joins his father in a top-secret mission to hunt down and unofficially execute Nazi war criminals. Almost twenty-five years later, Dark is a seasoned agent for MI6 when a KGB officer turns up in Nigeria during the Biafran civil war wanting to defect. He claims to have details of a British double agent recruited by the Russians in Germany in 1945.
Knowing he's the chief suspect and now on the run from both MI6 and the KGB, Paul Dark heads toward Africa to find, confront, and, if necessary, kill the only woman he has ever loved, whom he has thought dead for the past twenty-four years. Free Agent is the spectacular story of one man's fight for survival and search for the truth about his father's death and his lover's betrayal.
Synopsis
A riveting spy thriller that spans two continents and probes the limits of loyalty and love, "Free Agent" is the spectacular story of one man's fight for survival and search for the truth about his father's death and his lover's betrayal.
Synopsis
"I was transported back to the heyday of spy fiction and . . . the best of le Carré, Deighton, and Forsyth." -Christopher Reich, author of Rules of Deception
Hailed as "the beginning of a classic series that's sure to be a huge hit" (Gayle Lynds), Free Agent is an intense and relentlessly paced spy thriller that introduces an unforgettable new hero to the canon of espionage literature.
In June 1945, Paul Dark, a young MI6 recruit, joined his legendary agent father on a mission to hunt down and execute Nazi war criminals. Twenty-five years later, a defecting KGB officer turns up in Nigeria, leading Dark to the sudden realization that everything he thought he knew about the 1945 operation, about its repercussions and about Anna- the woman he fell in love with during his assignment-was a lie. Now Dark is suspected of being a double agent and must flee to Nigeria to find, confront, and, if necessary, kill the only woman he has ever loved.
About the Author
Jeremy Duns grew up in Africa and Asia. A graduate of Oxford University, he worked as a journalist in Belgium for several years and now lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children. Free Agent is his debut novel and the first in a trilogy.