"A smarter or more exciting mystery likely won't be released this year."Kirkus (starred review) on Spy Games"Brookes shows that his impressive debut was no fluke, and readers will look forward to Mangan's next adventure."Publishers Weekly on Spy Games"[Adam Brookes] does an excellent job of keeping the action moving and the tension high, making Spy Games a difficult book to put down.... Brookes has separated himself from the pack: I've read a lot of very good China books by excellent journalists, but I've never before stayed up far too late on a work night to finish one, unwilling to go to sleep until I knew how it ended."Los Angeles of Books on Spy Games"A rich, can't-put-it-down thriller... terrific."Joseph Kanon on Spy Games"The must-read thriller of the year."NPR Books on Night Heron "Outstanding."Washington Post on Night Heron"Pulsing with power and danger."New York Times on Night HeronAbout the AuthorAdam Brookes has been a foreign correspondent for many years, reporting for the BBC from China, Indonesia, and the United States. Assignments also took him to Afganistan, Iraq, Mongolia, North Korea, and numerous other countries around the globe. can i get books for free Spy Games
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. 5 Stars for Spy GamesBy SF SunsetSpy Games is a great book! If you read past the first chapter it may make more sense too. A swashbuckling journalist gets head-deep in an enthralling adventure that will keep you riveted to your chair. Espionage is the M.O. of Brookes and he portrays the sinister underworkings of real life intelligence with stunning astuteness and clarity. This is also a smart thriller, more Le Carre than Vince Flynn, and it is not something to be taken lightly. Spy Games is the real thing.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding Spy NovelBy zorbaAdam Brookes is a first rank writer of espionage novels -- right up there with Furst, LeCarre and other stars of the genre. If you like gut-wrenching spy novels, with all their suspense, intrigue and the use of tradecraft, few do it better than Brookes, as evidenced by this superior novel. The characters are well-drawn and the author's understanding of the spy establishment is uncanny -- as if he were an operative himself . Plus you'll do a little travelling in this book, especially to Ethiopia and the Laos-Thailand-China border area. This was one of the best thrillers I've read in a while.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Le Carre and Steinhauer go to China.By s.s.This is literary espionage at its finest. Brookes even surpasses Olen Steinhauer which I thought impossible---until now. His insights into China's culture and ongoing struggles integrating their past with their future global ambitions are as sobering as they are insightful. If a book can be "thrilling" without being classified as a "thriller", then this is certainly what Brookes has accomplished. Moreover, Brookes reminds me of another favorite, Mick Herron, in his depiction of British intelligence operations with all its internal battles and duplicity. It'll help if you first read Brookes' previous novel, but it's not entirely necessary. But whatever you decide, get started right away---this guy's destined to be the new Le Carre/Steinhauer.