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Daniel Ambler #2
Eastern Approaches
‘Waugh has done it again. Another cracking thriller, packed with twists, insight and a trademark wry wit.’
Patrick Bishop, author of The Man Who Was Saturday
London, 2022.
Daniel Ambler, spy novelist, has been invited to the Fifth Annual Graham Greene Conference.
But the author will not just be giving a speech at the event. Ambler has been instructed by MI6 to make an approach to his friend Konstantin Livanov. Andrew Knight, the new head of the Russia desk, is interested in recruiting the bestselling writer as an asset.
The mission seems simple, but things become complicated when Ambler discovers that a bug has been planted in his room. Is Ambler now the target of an operation, rather than merely a go-between?
The conference is playing host to a number of suspect figures, including former and current communists, writers with a grudge against Ambler - and a UK politician, Julian Sloan.
Has the author been written into a plot of one of his novels or is it all in his mind?
Will it take a spy to catch a spy?
Eastern Approaches is the follow-up to the acclaimed Duty Calls. Both a satire and spy novel, Thomas Waugh blends humour and intrigue to create one of the thrillers of the year.
Recommended for fans of Mick Herron, Alan Judd and - of course - Graham Greene.
Thomas Waugh is the pseudonym of a bestselling historical novelist. His other books include Gun For Hire and Enough is Enough. He lives in London.
Praise for Thomas
'Duty Calls is a character-driven thriller. With the authenticity of Graham Greene at his bitter best, its dark, twisting, elegantly plotted narrative grips ever tighter as it nears its heart-stopping end. I could not recommend it more highly.' P eter Tonkin, author of Shadow of the Tower
'A gripping spy thriller, which will keep the reader guessing till the very last scene. Waugh is able to blend together both suspense and satire like few other authors.' Saul David, author of Ukraine
'Fast, brutal and uncompromising. Waugh gets you in his sniper-scope and doesn't relent until the very last page.' John Kennedy, author of The Trauma Pool
'Thomas Waugh’s gripping second James Marshal thriller reads as though Andy McNab has sent Nick Stone into the meanest streets of London on a mission of brutal revenge.' Peter Tonkin, author of The Trojan Murders
‘A gripping thriller, elegantly told. A complex plot, deftly handled. And a narrative that puts the city of London, with its wealth and poverty, goodness and evil, at the heart of the story.’ Alison Joseph
‘Tense and atmospheric.’ Humphrey Hawksley
Patrick Bishop, author of The Man Who Was Saturday
London, 2022.
Daniel Ambler, spy novelist, has been invited to the Fifth Annual Graham Greene Conference.
But the author will not just be giving a speech at the event. Ambler has been instructed by MI6 to make an approach to his friend Konstantin Livanov. Andrew Knight, the new head of the Russia desk, is interested in recruiting the bestselling writer as an asset.
The mission seems simple, but things become complicated when Ambler discovers that a bug has been planted in his room. Is Ambler now the target of an operation, rather than merely a go-between?
The conference is playing host to a number of suspect figures, including former and current communists, writers with a grudge against Ambler - and a UK politician, Julian Sloan.
Has the author been written into a plot of one of his novels or is it all in his mind?
Will it take a spy to catch a spy?
Eastern Approaches is the follow-up to the acclaimed Duty Calls. Both a satire and spy novel, Thomas Waugh blends humour and intrigue to create one of the thrillers of the year.
Recommended for fans of Mick Herron, Alan Judd and - of course - Graham Greene.
Thomas Waugh is the pseudonym of a bestselling historical novelist. His other books include Gun For Hire and Enough is Enough. He lives in London.
Praise for Thomas
'Duty Calls is a character-driven thriller. With the authenticity of Graham Greene at his bitter best, its dark, twisting, elegantly plotted narrative grips ever tighter as it nears its heart-stopping end. I could not recommend it more highly.' P eter Tonkin, author of Shadow of the Tower
'A gripping spy thriller, which will keep the reader guessing till the very last scene. Waugh is able to blend together both suspense and satire like few other authors.' Saul David, author of Ukraine
'Fast, brutal and uncompromising. Waugh gets you in his sniper-scope and doesn't relent until the very last page.' John Kennedy, author of The Trauma Pool
'Thomas Waugh’s gripping second James Marshal thriller reads as though Andy McNab has sent Nick Stone into the meanest streets of London on a mission of brutal revenge.' Peter Tonkin, author of The Trojan Murders
‘A gripping thriller, elegantly told. A complex plot, deftly handled. And a narrative that puts the city of London, with its wealth and poverty, goodness and evil, at the heart of the story.’ Alison Joseph
‘Tense and atmospheric.’ Humphrey Hawksley
159 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 25, 2023
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About the author
Thomas Waugh
37 books24 followersThomas Waugh is Concordia University Research Chair in Sexual Representation and in Documentary in Montreal, Canada. In addition to writing, he loves teaching, programming, swimming, cycling, travelling in India and sweating at Montreal's ninety-year-old community steambath.
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April 23, 2024
How did I not know about Thomas Waugh???????
A lazy dull and cold weekend became a reading revelation after I clicked on an omnibus edition of Thomas Waugh novels Danger Close. I greedily read the sadness of Michael Devlin and quickly found my way to his friends and associates discovering the fixed Porter, the soldier Marshall and spy/novelist Ambler. These are some of the most interesting/arresting/entertaining characters I've met and you will care deeply about all of them.
I will finish my last two novels and then YES I'm going to read Graham Greene as recommended by Waugh.
A lazy dull and cold weekend became a reading revelation after I clicked on an omnibus edition of Thomas Waugh novels Danger Close. I greedily read the sadness of Michael Devlin and quickly found my way to his friends and associates discovering the fixed Porter, the soldier Marshall and spy/novelist Ambler. These are some of the most interesting/arresting/entertaining characters I've met and you will care deeply about all of them.
I will finish my last two novels and then YES I'm going to read Graham Greene as recommended by Waugh.
November 6, 2023
I enjoyed Ambler's world weary attitude but the book ended far too quickly and unusually for me, I knew what was going to happen in the denouemont. Greene could have written this book, which is not a bad thing. Or is it....?
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