The Falklands intercept : a novel /
Black, Crispin.
London : Gibson Square,
c2012.
Suspense fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Spy and Espionage. Verney, Chief of Defence Intelligence, is found dead due to a supposed heart attack. Celia Nevinson, head of MI5, is suspicious and asks Daniel Jacot to go on a secret mission. He must dig through the secretive world of the intelligence forces, as well as the painful realm of his past, as an officer in the Falklands, to discover the clandestine truth. Set against Britain's special relationship and its growing cooperation with the French Surete, Jacot explores the dark, hidden world of what goes on behind Whitehall's closed doors. It will attract many fans of the high-quality players in this genre; recalling the atmosphere of Inspector Morse and PD James, but at the very heart of the global intelligence community.
"MI5, Surete, CIA"--cover.
Suspense fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Spy and Espionage. Verney, Chief of Defence Intelligence, is found dead due to a supposed heart attack. Celia Nevinson, head of MI5, is suspicious and asks Daniel Jacot to go on a secret mission. He must dig through the secretive world of the intelligence forces, as well as the painful realm of his past, as an officer in the Falklands, to discover the clandestine truth. Set against Britain's special relationship and its growing cooperation with the French Surete, Jacot explores the dark, hidden world of what goes on behind Whitehall's closed doors. It will attract many fans of the high-quality players in this genre; recalling the atmosphere of Inspector Morse and PD James, but at the very heart of the global intelligence community.