In its subtlety it reminded me strongly of John le Carré's wonderful A Small Town in Germany, which also brought home the delicate confusions that lie at the heart of those who work in the shadow of treachery. This is high praise Daily Mail
A terrorist attack has just hit a busy railway station. Jake Winter was the British intelligence officer in charge of stopping the attack and now his career, and his conscience, are in free fall . . . Jake's next anti-terror operation has to be a success. He has got himself a new source - a young British Asian man, Rashid, recently returned, apparently disillusioned, from battle, who he hopes is the key to foiling the next attack and to getting him to the leader of the network. But is Rashid really working for British intelligence, or has Jake put his faith in the wrong man once again?A Fatal Game is the story of an organisation, and a single man, in a state of panic. And panic is the last thing you need when you're playing a game like this . . .
Roy is a conman living in a small English town, about to pull off his final con. He is going to meet and woo a beautiful woman. He will swiftly move in with her and together they will live the seemingly calm life of a retired couple - evenings in front of the television, a little holiday in Berlin. Then he will slip away with her life savings.
Ein realistischer und packender Thriller über den geheimen Krieg gegen den Terror – von einem Autor, der weiß, wovon er spricht. Am Bildschirm verfolgt Geheimdienstoffizier Jake Winter einen V-Mann, der ein Attentat simulieren soll. Doch die Bombe ist scharf, der Mann sprengt sich vor Jakes Augen in die Luft. Ein katastrophaler Fehler des Dienstes. Monate später: Erneut operiert Jake mit einem V-Mann aus dem Milieu der Islamisten. Er vertraut dem jungen Araber – trotz allem – und lässt ihn in eine terroristische Zelle einschleusen: Vier Mann, vier Rucksäcke, vier Bomben, ein Fußballstadion. Aber Jake spürt immer deutlicher, dass er selbst zum Bauernopfer bestimmt ist. Und er hat einen Plan B. Platz 4 der FAZ Krimibestenliste