Passport to Oblivion, James Leasor
Passport to Oblivion, James Leasor
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Passport to Oblivion
Starring George Lazenby

Author: James Leasor, Paul Birch

Narrator: George Lazenby

Unabridged: 2 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2020

Synopsis

Dr Jason Love is a middle-aged medical practitioner content with his life in rural Somerset where he has relocated after the Second World War. However, the promise of a rare sports car tempts him into a seemingly insignificant rendezvous for MI6 that will change his quiet country life forever.
Reluctant hero of a series of international bestsellers by James Leasor, Dr Love’s first outing sees him thrust into a thrilling world of secrets, spies and intrigue. Who was ‘K’ and why was he killed? Who is the mysterious girl in Rome? Why are the Russians basing their covert operations in Iran? And why is the Deputy Head of MI6 sifting through filing cabinets for the name of a man he knew in Burma twenty years ago?
This fantastic audio adaptation of Passport to Oblivion will appeal both to fans of the novels and to lovers of action thrillers in general. With a cast masterfully led by George Lazenby, this is the perfect addition to any James Bond fan’s bookshelf.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on October 28, 2018

The first adventure featuring reluctant spy Dr Jason Love is a surprisingly assured tale. First published in 1964 (& filmed as Where The Spies Are in 1966) it has all the ingredients you expect in a 1960's spy story: sex, sadism & snobbery. That's actually a phrase that a reviewer used to describe o......more

Goodreads review by Bill on April 30, 2023

Passport to Oblivion is the first book in English author James Leasor's Dr. Jason Love spy series of 9 books. Ian Fleming is probably the most well known master of the spy series, but I've discovered a number of other series the past couple of years; Adam Diment's Philip McAlpine books, James Mayo's......more

Goodreads review by David on April 11, 2022

1964: Somerset GP, Dr Jason Love did his war service in India and is remembered from then by MacGillivray at MI6 (for whom he did some trivial work) when an amateur spy is needed 20 years later - all other available agents being compromised by Blake, Philby etc. “C” agrees to use him. Love has to go......more

Goodreads review by Ralph on March 29, 2014

This is the first book written by prolific British author James Leasor about country doctor turned amateur spy Dr Jason Love. In it he is sent to Persia (Iran) by British Intelligence to investigate the disappearance of their veteran agent "K," whom the reader knows was killed by operative in servic......more

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