The Traitor
by the new Queen of Spy Fiction according to The Guardian
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4.1 • 35 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
Tension, danger and pace, pace, pace . . . Emma Makepeace is being tracked by a deadly traitor in this pulse-pounding spy thriller.
'A fast-paced, entertaining spy thriller' Shari Lapena
‘The perfect thriller’ Sunday Times
'The new Queen of Spy Fiction' The Guardian
'One of the best new thrillers' Financial Times
'Immerses us into the gripping, glamorous, and sometimes deadly world of spies' Grazia
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LONDON - EARLY MORNING . . .
A body is found in a padlocked suitcase.
Investigator Emma Makepeace knows it's murder. And it's personal.
She quickly establishes that the dead man had been shadowing two oligarchs suspected of procuring illegal weapons in the UK. And it seems likely that an insider working deep within the British government is helping them.
To find out who the traitor is, Emma goes deep undercover on a superyacht owned by one of the oligarchs.
But the glamorous veneer of the rich hides dark secrets. Out at sea, Emma is both hunter and prey, and no one can protect her.
Never has the turquoise sea and golden sands of the Rivera seemed so dangerous.
As the hunt intensifies, Emma knows that she is in mortal danger. And that she needs to find the traitor before they find her . . .
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More praise for The Traitor:
'An appealingly quick-thinking risk-taker' The Times
'Hooked from the first page to the last enjoying every twist and turn' Daily Express
'You're in for a treat ... The hottest new page turner' Cosmopolitan
'A tightly written, fast paced plot that’ll have you trying to think three steps ahead.' The Belfast Telegraph
'A pulse-pounding thriller.' Woman’s Own
'A heart-thumping, fast-paced thriller' The People's Friend
'The glamour and glitz of the Riviera is brought to life in this nail-biting thriller' The Sun
'A worthy heir to James Bond' The Week
'Move over Bond!' Peterborough Telegraph
‘High Octane Thrills’ Heat
‘The Traitor is this summer’s must read’ Marie Claire
‘A classic 'who dunnit?' thriller’ Cosmo
'Settle in for another espionage fuelled thriller courtesy of Ava Glass' Irish Mail on Sunday
‘If you’re a fan of James Bond and The White Lotus, keep an eye out for Ava Glass’s brand-new novel’ Chat
'I flew through this book, brilliant read.' 5-star reader review
'A brilliant read, fast-paced, edge of your seat and action-packed!' 5-star reader review
'I don't normally read spy thrillers but I absolutely loved the book.' 5-star reader review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Intrepid spy Emma Makepeace hits the high seas in this gripping sequel to 2022's Alias Emma from Glass (a pseudonym for YA author Christi Daugherty). At 28, Emma's star is rising in the Agency, an elite, ultra-secret British intelligence collective. Emma learned the tricks of the trade from her grieving mother after her Russian father was killed for spying on behalf of the British. When an MI6 operative who'd been pursuing two Russian oligarchs trading in dangerous biological weapons is found dead in his apartment, the Agency decides to take over the investigation. Emma, who's on a lifelong quest to avenge her father's death, gladly accepts the dicey undercover job of joining the staff of a yacht owned by one of the Russians as it sails from the Cote d'Azur to Monaco. Operating without backup, Emma must prove the oligarchs guilty of arms dealing and unmask their third partner, whom she comes to suspect may be an MI6 mole. Enriching the narrative with meticulous spycraft, sound character development, and exquisitely realized settings, Glass has delivered an un-put-downable winner. Here's hoping this series has a long life.
Customer Reviews
A contender for my best reads of 2023
The Traitor by Ava Glass may well be up there with my top reads of 2023. It was soooooo good! I turned the pages so quickly, I’m surprised they didn’t rip! It was simply brilliant, very James Bond-esque, fast-paced, and full of spies, traitors and gadgets. I was just over halfway through when I thought I’d worked out who ‘the traitor’ was and I was right, although as the book progressed I did begin to have my doubts! Working out who the baddie was didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the book at all. In fact, it probably made it more fun as Emma and her colleagues tried to work it out, too.
I loved the vivid descriptions which Ava Glass produced as she wrote about Emma’s time on the yacht and in the various European cities. It all just felt so warm and inviting, a great contrast to what was going on in the spy world!
The Traitor is the first book I have read from Ava Glass and although it’s the second in the series, I really don’t think this matters. It can definitely be read as a standalone, but I will be going back and reading the first one.
Thank you to Century Books UK for the opportunity to read and review The Traitor by Ava Glass.