Act of Vengeance, Michael Jecks
Act of Vengeance, Michael Jecks
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Act of Vengeance

Author: Michael Jecks

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 15 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 05/01/2018


Synopsis

Cut adrift by British Intelligence at the end of the Cold War, Jack Case is called back into service following 9/11. In a quiet Alaskan backwater, a man named Danny Lewin has committed suicide. But this was no ordinary suicide. This was an agent who held secrets. A man haunted by his past interrogating prisoners in Iraq. And British Intelligence fear that he put his secrets down on paper. Before long Case is drawn into a manhunt that drags him into the murky underworld of contemporary espionage and leaves him questioning who his allies and who is enemies are. The rules of the game have changed since the Cold War, and now Case must impose his own rules…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

My first modern thriller, and I was hugely thrilled to get a brilliant comment from Lee Child when he read it. It's a fast-paced story set around the murky world of modern spies. I had enormous fun writing and researching it - I hope readers will like it too!......more

Goodreads review by Bob

Early in the book, I felt I was reading a well-written spy novel with some literary merit. But soon, it seemed only the story was keeping the book readable, and then even the story got tedious. "Act of Vengeance" is a fun read, but is a pretty average pop thriller. The British author really should h......more

Goodreads review by Paul

A good first effort from Mr Jecks of a book set in modern times. The only reason it took so long to read is that I have a disabled child who took a lot of my time. If you like fast paced thrillers then this is well worth a read.......more

Goodreads review by Susie

Moves along at a snails pace. Good story line, way to drawn out. Nothing like I expected. Some books are hard to put down, this wss hard to pick back up.......more