Double Agent: From the bestselling author of Secret Service

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Every time I read about Russia I keep thinking Killing Eve and I am waiting for someone to be assassinated in a ridiculously theatrical style, while dressed as a clown.

The paranoia levels here are very high, although very subtle indeed, and as the plot advances, you find yourself, alongside Kate, having trouble to trust anyone, not knowing what's real and what's not. Goes to show that thrillers can indeed be intelligent and well thought-out, and not insulting and stupid.Thank you to NetGalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. Kate realizes soon enough that everything can be one big chess game the Russians play, with t heir goal of destabilizing the British intelligence agencies. As I want to tread carefully with respect to spoilers for ‘Secret Service’, I will be vague about the plot for ‘Double Agent’. It's a silly book really; a good read and with a good pace; but just a little too full of ineptitude. The book nonetheless held my interest throughout, with plenty of spy stuff, enough topical associations to make the politics familiar, and plenty of surprises.

Yet the motives of the defector are unclear and key people in the British Establishment are refusing to acknowledge the reality that could be revealed by the defector’s evidence and so drag their feet.Those coming new to the series by ITV News at Ten anchor Tom Bradby, will find enough of the history to make it understandable without being burdened with too much backstory. We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006). Thank you also to The Pigeonhole for hosting a group read that allowed me the opportunity to read and comment alongside my fellow Pigeons as we read our daily chapters.