Spy Games

IN A WORLD OF LIES, ONE MAN WANTS THE TRUTH Fearing for his life, journalist Philip Mangan has gone into hiding from the Chinese agents who have identified him as a Western spy. His reputation and life are in tatters. But when he is caught in a terrorist attack in East Africa and a shadowy Chinese figure approaches him in the dead of night with information on the origins of the attack, Mangan is suddenly back in the eye of the storm. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on a humid Hong Kong night, a key British Intelligence source is murdered minutes after meeting spy Trish Patterson. From Washington, D.C. to the hallowed halls of Oxford University and dusty African streets, a sinister power is stirring which will use Mangan and Patterson as its pawns -- if they survive. Deeply steeped in tension and paranoia, Adam Brookes's follow-up to his award-nominated debut is a remarkable, groundbreaking spy thriller. Fiction,Action & Adventure,Thrillers,Espionage,Political,Suspense,Mystery & Detective,International Mystery & Crime,Fiction / Action & Adventure,Fiction / Thrillers / Espionage,Fiction / Political,Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime,Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense In a world of lies, one man wants the truth. Journalist Philip Mangan is trying to stay out of trouble in East Africa, his reputation and his life in tatters. But when he is caught in a terrorist attack in East Africa and a shadowy Chinese figure approaches him in the dead of night with information on the origins of the attack, Mangan is suddenly back in the eye of the storm. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on a humid Hong Kong night, a key British Intelligence source is murdered minutes after meeting spy Trish Patterson. From Washington, D.C. to the hallowed halls of Oxford University and dusty African streets, a sinister power is stirring, one which will use Mangan and Patterson as pawns -- if they survive. Deeply steeped in tension and paranoia, Adam Brookes's second novel is a remarkable, groundbreaking spy thriller. "Journalist Philip Mangan is in hiding in East Africa, fearing he will be killed by Chinese agents who believe he is a British spy. But when he is caught in a terrorist attack, the arrival of a shadowy figure in its wake blows Mangan back into the eye of the storm. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on a humid Hong Kong night, a key MI6 source is murdered minutes after meeting MI6 agent Trish Patterson. Mangan and Patterson are being hunted, and no one can be trusted to protect them"--Back cover. A sequel to Night Heron finds journalist Philip Mangan embroiled in a life-threatening conspiracy involving local unrest in East Africa and his failures in Beijing Journalist Philip Mangan becomes embroiled in a life-threatening conspiracy involving local unrest in East Africa and his failures in Beijing