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Families of Spies
By Brian Landers
Families of Spies, set in the 1970s, is the second in a new series of espionage thriller novels featuring novice spies Thomas and Julia Dylan. Awakening of Spies launched on June 25 2020 to rave reviews & a successful blog tour and is available to buy in paperback and ebook.
Julia Dylan's aunt vanishes while sailing from Kefalonia to Syracuse in Sicily. Julia's uncle, the head of Defence Intelligence, asks MI6 to investigate but MI6 has higher priorities. The CIA have uncovered a Russian spy at a NATO airbase north of Syracuse.
Julia and her new husband Thomas abandon their honeymoon and join the search. In Syracuse they encounter a suspiciously well-informed detective who is investigating the murder of an Iranian journalist.
Could it all be connected?
And could the connection go all the way back to an infamous Mafia massacre in 1947?
To unravel the mystery of Eveline Sadeghi's death, Julia and Thomas Dylan must not just understand history, but families too, especially their own.
John le Carré meets Agatha Christie in the second gripping novel in the Dylan series.
About the Author
Educated at Exeter University and London Business School Brian Landers' first job was assisting a former Director General of Defence Intelligence and a motley collection of ex-spooks set up a political research unit in the City of London. The Dylan series of thrillers illustrates how the world of espionage has changed since then.
As a director of Waterstone's and later Penguin his love of books was rekindled.Brian Landers turned to thriller writing after his history of the American and Russian empires was published in the UK, USA and India. Empires Apart was described by the Midwest Book Review as a remarkable, scholarly, and educational read. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin now perfectly illustrate the author's thesis that delusions of imperial grandeur are the recurrent themes of US and Russian history.
The author has lived in South and North America and various parts of Europe and has worked across the world from Lebanon to El Salvador. He now lives in London. Brian was awarded an OBE in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
"A richly detailed, and deeply engrossing espionage thriller. Brian Landers is the real deal." - Andrew Raymond, author of the Novak and Mitchell thrillers
ESSENTIAL DETAILS
Title:Awakening of Spies
Author:Brian Landers
Genre:Spy, Thriller, Fiction
Publisher:RedDoor Press
Publication date:Jul 30 2020
Availability:Paperback, eBook,
ISBN:PB 9781913062347
Number of pages:352
Price:PB £8.99
Press folder:bit.ly/BrianLandersPR
Online profile:www.literallypr.com/public_relations/file/Brian-Landers.php
Connect online:www.brianlanders.co.uk/
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