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A Spy Alone

The Oxford Spy Ring, Book 1

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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 Action & Adventure Espionage Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Russia
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The story takes you down and through Oxford College intrigue into the spy world. It takes off from there.

A tangled web of intrigue

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Good bones of a story but the tradecraft descriptions are repetitive and basic, and the political commentary is fatuous.

politics ruined plot

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The book started well and included more minute details that seem accurate. Around the second half of the book, the clear political bent was obvious and became tiresome.

Could have been better.

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Great storyline with a lot of connections to current day global politics. Also like the narrator, very well read.

A Spy Alone

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

Disciplined prose

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

Unique story line told with authenticity

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Clearly woven plot, details, and color. The writer's career experience comes through but with subtlety.

Verisimilitude

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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.

Reality with a touch of Fiction

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A good tale of University classmates, high finance, cold warriors and corruption in the highest offices of the UK. Timely. Current. Relevant in some ways and highly entertaining. I already signed up for the follow on book. We'll done, sir

This story has a bit of everything in it

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Great story right to the last chapter. Very well developed plot line. Worth a listen. Enjoy!

Great story

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