Spy's Honour by Gavin Lyall
When I was younger, the Brigadier mused, it seemed to me that we had the best Secret Service in the world. It never got mentioned in the newspapers .] Only later did I realise that this was because we had no Secret Service at all. The year is 1912, and as political animosity rises and wars in South Africa and Greece rage, the dominoes of Europe feel ready to topple. The British Secret Service is beginning to form, and Captain Ranklin, a former Major, is lured into the world of reconnaissance after a demotion. Averse to the concept of espionage, Ranklin reluctantly joins the new Secret Service Bureau; exclusive, elite, but bound to secrecy and subterfuge. Paired with the rugged and morally dubious Conall O'Gilroy, Ranklin soon finds himself in over his head. A routine mission to apprehend a gold smuggler turns sour and the two are set on the trail of a notorious Irish anarchist. In pursuit, they uncover a plot that threatens to shatter the precarious state of peace in Europe, taking them to Germany, via France, and finally to Hungary in the summer of 1914. 'A splendidly entertaining mix of early Ambler with a dash of Bulldog Drummond escapism, and are clearly the work of a writer enjoying himself.' - The GuardianGavin Lyall (1932-2003), a Hampstead resident, enjoyed sailing his motor boat on the Thames. He worked as a newspaper reporter and the Sunday Times' aviation correspondent from 1959 until 1962. In 1961, he released his debut novel, The Wrong Side of the Sky, which was based on his personal experiences in the Libyan Desert and Greece. Lyall left journalism in 1963 to pursue a career as a full-time author, and before his death in 2003, he had written 17 novels.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312118983 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312118988 |
| Title | Spy's Honour |
| Author | Gavin Lyall |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| Year published | 1995-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 382 |
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