An Imperfect Spy

<p>This is a novel with an international theme set in Australia circa 1996 which develops into a tale of intrigue and deception at the political level. It is the story of John Hennessey a novelist and ex-army intelligence officer who has had a manuscript stolen and published in the UK by one Gavin Dean an Australian criminal of vicious temperament. There is however much more to the situation than a stolen book. Hennessey is questioned by the police and subsequently interviewed by an urbane individual representing the Office of Special Investigation (OSI) a small specialist unit set up to identify and prosecute war criminals living peacefully but furtively in Australia since 1945. As a skilled interviewer of German civilians wishing to work for the British army in Germany in 1959-1961 National Service Captain John Hennessey finds himself drawn into a situation that quickly escalates and darkens.</p><p><br></p><p>Couldn't put this book down</p><p><br></p><p>Lynn Martin</p><p><br></p><p>Author historian and authority on single malts</p><p><br></p><p>An Imperfect Spy is something more than a thriller - it is also a sensitive nuanced reflection on human relationships that pays heed to the emotional level. Bravo!</p><p><br></p><p>Jean Curthoys</p><p><br></p><p>Author and feminist philosopher.</p><p><br></p><p>The spy may be imperfect but Lockhart's new novel is the perfect philosophical thriller - delivering an enthralling tale of love politics and corruption it also plunges the reader into the midst of some of the most compelling intellectual questions of our time</p><p><br></p><p>Jeff Malpas</p><p><br></p><p>Author and philosopher</p>