Countdown

Intelligence officer Amy Cornwall comes out of a failed operation with evidence that the danger sits inside her own service, and no safe way to report it. James Patterson runs the story at speed, with very short chapters and a plot that keeps Cornwall moving while she works out who can still be trusted. The espionage detail stays plausible without slowing the pace, and the domestic stakes give the chase something beyond procedure to hold on to. What sits inside: • A spy thriller with a female intelligence officer at its centre • Very short chapters that keep the pace high • A conspiracy plot running inside the agency itself • A self-contained story needing no prior reading A good match for thriller readers, travel reading and anyone who follows Patterson's suspense novels, available at Boipoka.