Brian Landers Knihy

John le Carré meets Agatha Christie in the second gripping novel in The Dylan Series.Julia Dylan's aunt, Eveline Sadeghi, vanishes while sailing from Kefalonia to Syracuse in Sicily. Julia and her new husband Thomas abandon their honeymoon and join the search. In Syracuse they encounter a suspiciously well-informed detective who is investigating the murder of an Iranian journalist. Thomas is convinced that Eveline's disappearance is somehow connected. Julia's uncle, the Director General of Defence Intelligence, asks MI6 to investigate but MI6 has higher priorities. The CIA has uncovered a Russian spy at a NATO airbase north of Syracuse. Could it all be connected? And could the connection go all the way back to an infamous Mafia massacre in 1947?To unravel the mystery of Eveline Sadeghi's death, Julia and Thomas Dylan must not just understand history but must understand families, especially their own.

A fast-paced thriller in the vein of John le Carre and Eric Ambler.

Inthe follow-up to Coincidence of Spies, Thomas Dylan finds himself on the front line in the Angolan civil war. In Angola the largest tank battle since the second world war is taking place. South African troops are battling to preserve apartheid. Thomas Dylan is sent to the front line. Ministers want MI6 to provide support, but discreetly. But death is soon much closer to home. After thirty years in British Intelligence Adam Joseff has retired to his stamp collection. His loyalty is beyond question. Until he is murdered in the Caribbean. Then the questions start. Has Joseff betrayed his country? Or has he been betrayed? And why was he so interested in an Angolan student young enough to be his granddaughter? As the Dylans start pulling the clues together they must confront death, betrayal and their own conscience. Then the politicians take over.

A tale of intrigue stretching from the Volga to the Adriatic via snowy Polish lakes and sleepy Cornish villages. Third in The Dylan Series. Winter 1981. Poland is in turmoil. The Communist regime is close to collapse and the CIA wants to help it on its way. They ask for MI6 assistance but insist the MI6 Station in Warsaw is not involved. Why not? And who will the Americans accept? MI6 agent Thomas Dylan is sent from Moscow. His wife has just witnessed a murder and the Russian authorities want her out of the country. But when Thomas and Julia arrive in Warsaw the bullets start to fly. Two American agents disappear near the Polish lakes, a terrified Polish sailor jumps ship in Middlesbrough, and a Polish peasant claims to have found the lost crown of a medieval King. Somebody needs to work out what's happening. And quickly. Because back in London a KGB killer is on the loose.

When an eccentric academic disappears trying to find Spanish gold Julia Dylan is hired to find him. Does the answer lie with a distinguished local family of wine merchants? Or with a former MI6 officer? Or perhaps even with a retired Russian spy?That peace cannot last. The cold war may be ending but its consequences are still explosive.