Reluctant Spy

<p><b>RIGHT PLACE. RIGHT TIME. WRONG MAN. <p/>'Engrossing...ingenious...Goodman combines traditional elements - the nods to Buchan Fleming and le Carré - with the topicality of 2020s technology and the threat from Russia' SUNDAY TIMES THRILLERS OF THE MONTH</b><br><b>'A propulsive intelligent ripped-from-the-headlines spy novel that's guaranteed to cost you hours of sleep. Highly recommended' DAVID McCLOSKEY</b><b><br>'A twisty storyline and convincing action scenes make this a very promising debut' FINANCIAL TIMES</b><br><b>'A gripping debut perfect for fans of Mick Herron and David McCloskey' THE SUN</b> <p/>Jamie Tulloch is a successful exec at a top tech company a long way from the tough upbringing that drove him to rise so far and so quickly. <p/>But he has a secret...since the age of 23 he's had a helping hand from the Legend Programme a secret intelligence effort to prepare impenetrable backstories for undercover agents. Real people living real lives willing to hand over their identities for a few weeks in return for a helping hand with plum jobs influence and access. <p/>When his tap on the shoulder finally comes it's swiftly followed by the thud of a body. Arriving at a French airport ready to hand over his identity Jamie finds his primary contact dead the agent who's supposed to step into his life AWOL and his options for escape non-existent. <p/>Pitched into a deadly mission on hostile territory Jamie must contend with a rogue Russian general arms dealers elite hackers CIA tac-ops and the discovery of a brewing plan for war. Dangerously out of his depth he must convince his sceptical mission handler he can do the job of a trained field agent while using his own life story as convincing cover. <p/>Can Jamie play himself well enough to avoid being killed - and to avert a lethal global conflict?<br><b><br>'In the very top tier of espionage fiction' M. W. CRAVEN<br></b><b>'An excellent debut with terrific pace...will grip you to the end' JAMES SWALLOW<br>'A twisting edge-of-your-seat tale of mercenaries greed corruption and espionage' I.S. BERRY<br>'I was on the edge of my seat the whole time' ANTONY JOHNSTON<br>'A rip-roaring page-turning keep-you-up-all-night thriller' NICHOLAS BINGE author of ASCENSION<br>'Smart riveting and eerily prescient' SUNYI DEAN <i>Sunday Times</i> Bestselling author of THE BOOK EATERS<br>'A pulse-pounding twisting thrill-a-minute read that Slow Horses fans are going to absolutely love' ADAM SIMCOX</b></p>