Spy Rules

by Lew Serviss

Ross Walton is a New York subway decoy cop in purgatory. His backups want him dead, his girlfriend has left him for a pile of cocaine, his father's killer is about to be paroled and the local Mafia boss is showing a disturbing new interest in his welfare. As he weighs his options -- none good -- Ross stumbles upon a shooting that puts him on the trail of a covert operation commissioned at the highest levels of power. From the Amazon jungles of Venezuela to the halls of the White House and the streets of New York's Lower East Side, Spy Rules is a high-speed thriller that leaves the reader wondering just who are the good guys.

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 4, 2010

About the author

Lew Serviss is an editor at The New York Times and a contributor to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Serviss lives in Upper Manhattan with his wife, the writer Naomi Serviss.

Reviews

[Lew Serviss · Rating 5 out of 5]

A reviewer said: Engrossing thriller spiced with engaging characterizations and opportune plot line Serviss takes us on a fast paced journey through the streets of New York, to the political reality of contemporary Latin American politics. A fresh new face in the espionage genre tradition of John le Carre, Graham Greene & Robert Littell, Serviss weaves a tale of intrique and deception where the reader is left wondering for a good portion of the novel who are the "good guys." In the end, it turns out while there may be some heroes, the distinction between "good" and "bad" remain forever blurred.

[E.C. Jacobs · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the Streets of New York to the Jungles of Venezuela to the Halls of the White House

Ross Walton is a burned out New York City detective banished to the subway detail when he accidentally stumbles onto a case that takes him into a world of international intrigue. A real page turner, on in the case of a Kindle book, a real button pusher. Suspense, action, thrills and mystery, this has it all. A little Joseph Wambaugh. A little Tom Clancy. A good read.