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Daniel Marchant is an inactive MI9 operative. Rather than languishing in torpor, he has decided to run the London Marathon. But the dangers of his ex-day job are not far away – one of the other competitors is lethally strapped with explosives, and if he reduces his pace, all around him will die bloodily. Marchant does his best to avert the slaughter, but there are those who think that he is compromised in his professional life. The CIA ensured that Marchant’s father was removed from his position as head of MI6, and they are convinced that the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree. Marchant finds himself treated like a suspected terrorist (extraordinary rendition, waterboarding), and things look very black for him. But there are people who are not against him: Marchant’s colleague (and inamorata) Leila. And, more importantly, new Intelligence chief Sir Marcus Fielding, who is suspicious of America’s apparently unshakeable grip over UK foreign policy.
The opening premise (don’t drop below a certain pace or risk detonation) may be borrowed from the movie Speed, but that’s the only element here that doesn’t come up as fresh as paint; Jon Stock has taken the accoutrements of the espionage thriller and given them a bracing wash and rinse. The real achieve, however, is to marry the kinetic energy of the Jason Bourne franchise (that’s the films, rather than Ludlum’s books) with the political sophistication and dyspeptic view of international relations of John le Carré and Gerald Seymour. The publisher Blue Door has a potential bestseller in Dead Spy Running. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Dead Spy Running is a rip-roaring race of a read that never lets up until the finishing tape – and a bit beyond." Robert Goddard
"As elegant as le Carre and as cynical as the twenty-first century … exactly what we need from a spy novel now." Lee Child
"A Jason Bourne sweat-fest with George Smiley's brain" – Daily Telegraph
"An elegant, unstoppable front runner of a spy thriller" – The Observer
"Picks up more or less where Le Carré left off" – The Guardian
"A compelling thriller" – Sunday Times
“Its deliciously John Buchan-like hero could be chasing the 39 steps” – Daily Mail
"As strong as Bourne, as clever as Bond, but with a voice set for Generation Next, Jon Stock has done the impossible in Daniel Marchant and created THE new spy.” Stephen Gaghan
“A turbocharged thriller.” Booklist
“A masterfully orchestrated page-turner.” Kirkus Reviews
“Stock fuses the cerebral complexity and cool prose of early le Carré with a tough, smart hero modeled on Jason Bourne in this excellent spy thriller.” Publisher’s Weekly
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If you're familiar with spy thrillers, the usual cast of characters is here; the hero is a misunderstood maverick, being chased by just about everyone, and he is surrounded by spy stereotypes, the femme fatale, the ruthless, ambitious bosses and the competing agencies. As for the plot, it's just about believable, although there are a couple of creaky moments, which require suspension of disbelief.
As literature, it's nothing great, as a page turning thriller, it's up there with the best. Take this for the Beach this summer and you'll probably get through it in a couple of sessions, recommended for lovers of spy novels, thrillers and marathons
Didn't excite me ended up back on the shelf which is a bad sign for my books, because I rarely give them a second chance,... Read more
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