Mystery/Thriller Monday
A Scottish car salesman in 1913. Set right as the world is right on the edge of World War I. Jack, the car salesman goes all over the world, and, he may or may not have quite the ear for languages. And so, as he travels, he also collects intelligence for the British Navy when he can. At first it’s just a little extra thing, but, then, there starts to be real consequences to his spying. Not to mention, he meets a woman who very very much complicates his life. He may even wind up having to choose between her and the work he’s doing for the government.
It was definitely a complex thriller, and, seeing a spy from the way back instead of something more modern was different and interesting as well. And, it’s the first book in a series too, so, woo to that!
You may like this book If you Liked: Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst, The Ways of the World by Robert Goddard, or Death in Focus by Anne Perry
Jack of Spies by David Downing
