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  • A Spy Alone

  • The Oxford Spy Ring, Book 1
  • By: Charles Beaumont
  • Narrated by: David Thorpe
  • Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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A Spy Alone

By: Charles Beaumont
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found . . . ?

2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch comes across his desk, he jumps at the chance.

But as Simon investigates, worrying patterns begin to emerge. His subject made regular trips to Oxford, but for no apparent reason. There are payments from offshore accounts that suddenly just . . . stop.

Has he found what none of his former colleagues believed possible, a Russian spy ring now nestled at the heart of the British Establishment? Or is he just another paranoid ex-spook left out in the cold, obsessed with redemption?

From Oxford's hallowed quadrangles to brush contacts on Hampstead Heath, agent-running in Vienna and mysterious meetings in Prague, A Spy Alone is a gripping international thriller and a searing portrait of modern Britain in the age of cynical populism.

Contains mature themes.

©2023 Charles Beaumont (P)2024 Tantor
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Reality with a touch of Fiction

Strong main character struggling against betrayal, deep state politics, and foreign and domestic espionage to identify the nature of foreign interference in the national government. Well written. Hard to put down.

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Disciplined prose

I really Loved it can’t wait for the next one! I know it will be good!

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Unique story line told with authenticity

A good classic espionage story told with a modern twist. Recommended for fans of IS Berry or David McClosky.

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For lovers of spycraft

For lovers of the spy genre this one has lots of spycraft from one who knows. It also keeps you guessing through the eyes of the main character. Is he right or is he imagining things. It's set in the present (2022) so it feels very topical and provides insight into the state of politics in Europe. Something different from all those spy novels of WWII.

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Amazing

This is the kind of spy novel that I like. Insightful, clearly written by someone who knows what they’re talking about, but also not a testosterone fueled explosion fest. Clever, witty, complicated but easy to follow. Get this book. You won’t be sorry.

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