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A Perfect Interlude
After the turmoil of the Osirak mission, British agent Nikki Sinclair is now recuperating in New Zealand. An unexpected visitor from Osirak arrives. Are her reasons for visiting genuine, or does she have ulterior motives? Will her visitor give Sinclair more questions than answers?
“The Perfect Interlude” is an intriguing and engrossing short story that follows on from Jaye Rothman’s spy thriller “The Hell of Osirak”.
It is also a forerunner to the second part of the Betrayal, Redemption and Salvation trilogy featuring Nikki Sinclair, “The Circle of Sappho”, which will be published in early 2014.
Fans of spy, thriller and lesbian genres will find this short story deeply satisfying – and rather disturbing.
WARNING – There are a number of lesbian sex scenes in this story. So if this offends – don’t read!
“The Perfect Interlude” is an intriguing and engrossing short story that follows on from Jaye Rothman’s spy thriller “The Hell of Osirak”.
It is also a forerunner to the second part of the Betrayal, Redemption and Salvation trilogy featuring Nikki Sinclair, “The Circle of Sappho”, which will be published in early 2014.
Fans of spy, thriller and lesbian genres will find this short story deeply satisfying – and rather disturbing.
WARNING – There are a number of lesbian sex scenes in this story. So if this offends – don’t read!
39 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 28, 2012
7 people want to read
About the author
Jaye Rothman
10 books37 followersWelcome to the Goodreads author site of Jaye Rothman; creator and author of the Nikki Sinclair spy thrillers.
Nikki’s adventures begin in 1973, and the eighteen books planned in the series follow her life as a British spy over the next ten years, ending in 1983.
Why spy thrillers, and why a female protagonist?
My interest in espionage stems from a childhood growing up in London during the Cold War. An avid reader of James Bond books during my teenage years, I would watch the movies over and over, gripped by the characters and the non-stop action.
I often wondered why someone didn’t write a female equivalent to 007. But no one ever did.
Then, in 1981, when I was flying from Johannesburg to Lisbon, we stopped to refuel in Kinshasa. After disembarking, officials informed us the plane needed urgent repairs, they’d scheduled a replacement to take us on our way, but the aircraft would not arrive until three days hence. Considered passengers in transit, we had to surrender our passports and were driven, under guard, to a hotel on the outskirts of the city. We were told the non-functioning phones and faxes were due to a power outage as the result of a storm.
I was eating dinner with my fellow passengers in the hotel dining room when the premise for a book came to me. What if someone in our party disappeared in the middle of the night? Would the consequences be far-reaching? Thus, an outline for my novel The Hell of Osirak was born.
The idea percolated in my mind and, gradually over time, a character took shape: MI6 officer, Nikki Sinclair. I’ve set my stories during the years of the Cold War when Communism cast a dark shadow over Europe, and I hope my writing captures that period in history.
In 2017, I spent a year visiting European cities. My intention to gain inspiration for more Nikki Sinclair adventures, research examples of everyday life under Communism and ensure accuracy of location descriptions for the time and place added impetus to the experience.
These days, I live in a small coastal town north of Auckland with my devoted rescue dog, Molly the Collie, and spend my time tapping away on a computer. So far, I’ve written eight books featuring Nikki Sinclair, most of them based on actual events, such as the bombing of Osirak by the Israelis. Publishing these novels during the first half of 2021 is the next step in my writing journey.
Nikki’s adventures begin in 1973, and the eighteen books planned in the series follow her life as a British spy over the next ten years, ending in 1983.
Why spy thrillers, and why a female protagonist?
My interest in espionage stems from a childhood growing up in London during the Cold War. An avid reader of James Bond books during my teenage years, I would watch the movies over and over, gripped by the characters and the non-stop action.
I often wondered why someone didn’t write a female equivalent to 007. But no one ever did.
Then, in 1981, when I was flying from Johannesburg to Lisbon, we stopped to refuel in Kinshasa. After disembarking, officials informed us the plane needed urgent repairs, they’d scheduled a replacement to take us on our way, but the aircraft would not arrive until three days hence. Considered passengers in transit, we had to surrender our passports and were driven, under guard, to a hotel on the outskirts of the city. We were told the non-functioning phones and faxes were due to a power outage as the result of a storm.
I was eating dinner with my fellow passengers in the hotel dining room when the premise for a book came to me. What if someone in our party disappeared in the middle of the night? Would the consequences be far-reaching? Thus, an outline for my novel The Hell of Osirak was born.
The idea percolated in my mind and, gradually over time, a character took shape: MI6 officer, Nikki Sinclair. I’ve set my stories during the years of the Cold War when Communism cast a dark shadow over Europe, and I hope my writing captures that period in history.
In 2017, I spent a year visiting European cities. My intention to gain inspiration for more Nikki Sinclair adventures, research examples of everyday life under Communism and ensure accuracy of location descriptions for the time and place added impetus to the experience.
These days, I live in a small coastal town north of Auckland with my devoted rescue dog, Molly the Collie, and spend my time tapping away on a computer. So far, I’ve written eight books featuring Nikki Sinclair, most of them based on actual events, such as the bombing of Osirak by the Israelis. Publishing these novels during the first half of 2021 is the next step in my writing journey.
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January 5, 2015
A Perfect Interlude occurs right after the end of The Hell of Osirak. Sinclair is enjoying her work leave and can't believe her luck when she spots Margot on the beach looking for her. The two begin a beautiful romance after the hellish events at Osirak. However there's trouble in paradise as the ghost of Dvora hangs over Sinclair and is Margot really who she says she is?
I enjoyed this story and was glad that Nikki Sinclair finally got some relief from horrible events. The author really engrosses the reader in Sinclair's head as she constantly questions everything and everyone around her. Is Margot trustworthy? Is Margot her name? Is Margot out to get intel like Dvora? We are not really sure and the insecurities seem to begin to eat Sinclair alive.
One thing I thought that was presented very well was the after-effects of Sinclair's and Dvora's love affair. So many times in fiction a couple breaks up and poof the characters move on. However, the author clenches the reader's heart as Sinclair always has a grey cloud looming over her happiness. We truly feel her heartbreak.
This story has definitely peaked my interest in continuing on with Nikki Sinclair's story and I'd highly recommend it for those who have read the first book.
I enjoyed this story and was glad that Nikki Sinclair finally got some relief from horrible events. The author really engrosses the reader in Sinclair's head as she constantly questions everything and everyone around her. Is Margot trustworthy? Is Margot her name? Is Margot out to get intel like Dvora? We are not really sure and the insecurities seem to begin to eat Sinclair alive.
One thing I thought that was presented very well was the after-effects of Sinclair's and Dvora's love affair. So many times in fiction a couple breaks up and poof the characters move on. However, the author clenches the reader's heart as Sinclair always has a grey cloud looming over her happiness. We truly feel her heartbreak.
This story has definitely peaked my interest in continuing on with Nikki Sinclair's story and I'd highly recommend it for those who have read the first book.
December 25, 2013
This has been a perfect continuation to Hell of Osirak and more near my preferences. It starts from where Hell of Osirak finishes adding more depth to Nikki Sinclair character.
Although it is a short story, with lots of lesbian sex in an idyllic place away from physical spy action, as the plot progresses, the reader is gently taken by the author to start questioning if all that is happening is true.
It seems that truth and its failure to grab it, is Nikki Sinclair's crux.
And with this eternal dilemma the novel finishes, leaving the reader wandering what really happened and wanting to know more.
Well played.
Although it is a short story, with lots of lesbian sex in an idyllic place away from physical spy action, as the plot progresses, the reader is gently taken by the author to start questioning if all that is happening is true.
It seems that truth and its failure to grab it, is Nikki Sinclair's crux.
And with this eternal dilemma the novel finishes, leaving the reader wandering what really happened and wanting to know more.
Well played.
January 10, 2014
I loved this little story. margot and sinclair. mmm mmm mm
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