Double: Two Books in One

by Gerry Burke

198 pages, Hardcover

Published February 25, 2026

About the author

Gerry's first book was released in 2009 and he has now racked-up sixteen volumes, six of them dedicated to his enigmatic discount detective, Paddy Pest. Gerry's books have received 5 USA Best Book citations, an IPPY bronze medal for Best Fiction/Australia & New Zealand, 7 Book Excellence Awards, 3 American Fiction Awards, a da Vinci Eye Award, 2 Pinnacles Achievement Award for Best Book/Short Stories, and a BestThriller.com Award.

The author attended Xavier College prior to the commencement of his first career, as an accountant for a mining company. His second career saw him as a copywriter with a number of international advertising agencies with service in London, Asia and Australia.
Gerry eventually started his own boutique ad agency and production company, before retiring to become an author.Mr Burke is single and lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he is a retired horse breeder and golfer.

Reviews

[Ruffina Os · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gerry Burke's Double delivers a rollicking ride for espionage thriller fans. The plot begins in the quaint English village of Omelette with a brutal murder. Delia Deschamps dies, triggering a Russian conspiracy to detonate a bomb at Oxford University. Putin aims to unleash chaos using smuggled plutonium and embedded moles. Meanwhile, The Hitman from Honolulu presents an assassination plot involving the CIA and White House. Burke creates remarkable characters, from vodka-drinking assassins to potato-obsessed villagers. The absurdist humor juxtaposes Cold War tension with ridiculous scenarios like dead fish smuggling nuclear weapons. Playful footnotes and rapid transitions sustain momentum effectively. This novel appeals to those who enjoy Get Smart or mysteries not taking themselves seriously. Burke offers subtle commentary on real-world espionage absurdity. Sometimes the most dangerous weapons are actually potatoes.