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Captain Farrah #2
The Whitehall Steps
Mike Farrah is back – and he’s on the run for a crime he didn’t commit…
Captain Mike Farrah has now left the Intelligence Corps. He’s back in civvie street in London and just recovered from his injuries and the fall-out from that dangerous SIS job, seducing a rich al Qa’ida banker’s daughter in Cairo and Cyprus.
But a life without adventure is not for him, gambler that he is, and he is tempted back to action with a new mission that’s supposed to be a quick and easy job for MI6: going undercover to spy on a nest of ISIS Jihadis in Westminster University.
But life is full of surprises. Mike’s taken up with a beautiful young student who has betrayed the bad guys. She’s stolen the jihadi leader’s mobile phone for MI6 and is now on the run. Terrified, she seeks sanctuary with Mike – resulting in him coming home one morning to his house and finding her with her throat cut.
Mike is in the frame for her murder. Bad enough Mr Plod is after him; they think he killed the girl. But the cops are the least of his problems.
Much worse, there’s a nasty bunch of bloodthirsty Jihadis now coming after him as well. They want that stolen mobile phone with all its incriminating evidence - and they want quick. And they’re prepared to kill to get it back.
To save his skin, Mike does a runner and flees to the continent. On the run, he has to keep one eye on the cops and another on his ISIS pursuers, keeping on the move as he’s hunted across Belgium, France Germany, Switzerland…
One day he hopes to convince London that they’re chasing the wrong man and he alone holds the solution to the mystery of the Whitehall Steps – if the murderous jihadi terrorists don’t get to him first . . .
This is the gripping and unputdownable sequel to the first In the Name of the Queen book by John MacRae, for fans of spy thriller books like his series, The Vengeance Man.
John MacRae is the cover name of a former senior Intelligence Officer with a Special Forces background. He has written extensively on intelligence and military history, and has worked for BBC television and other TV companies as an advisor on military and intelligence subjects. He saw active service in the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Arabia, and Northern Ireland.
Captain Mike Farrah has now left the Intelligence Corps. He’s back in civvie street in London and just recovered from his injuries and the fall-out from that dangerous SIS job, seducing a rich al Qa’ida banker’s daughter in Cairo and Cyprus.
But a life without adventure is not for him, gambler that he is, and he is tempted back to action with a new mission that’s supposed to be a quick and easy job for MI6: going undercover to spy on a nest of ISIS Jihadis in Westminster University.
But life is full of surprises. Mike’s taken up with a beautiful young student who has betrayed the bad guys. She’s stolen the jihadi leader’s mobile phone for MI6 and is now on the run. Terrified, she seeks sanctuary with Mike – resulting in him coming home one morning to his house and finding her with her throat cut.
Mike is in the frame for her murder. Bad enough Mr Plod is after him; they think he killed the girl. But the cops are the least of his problems.
Much worse, there’s a nasty bunch of bloodthirsty Jihadis now coming after him as well. They want that stolen mobile phone with all its incriminating evidence - and they want quick. And they’re prepared to kill to get it back.
To save his skin, Mike does a runner and flees to the continent. On the run, he has to keep one eye on the cops and another on his ISIS pursuers, keeping on the move as he’s hunted across Belgium, France Germany, Switzerland…
One day he hopes to convince London that they’re chasing the wrong man and he alone holds the solution to the mystery of the Whitehall Steps – if the murderous jihadi terrorists don’t get to him first . . .
This is the gripping and unputdownable sequel to the first In the Name of the Queen book by John MacRae, for fans of spy thriller books like his series, The Vengeance Man.
John MacRae is the cover name of a former senior Intelligence Officer with a Special Forces background. He has written extensively on intelligence and military history, and has worked for BBC television and other TV companies as an advisor on military and intelligence subjects. He saw active service in the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Arabia, and Northern Ireland.
261 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 3, 2018
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John MacRae
18 books6 followersJohn MacRae is the cover name of a former senior Intelligence Officer with a Special Forces background. He has written extensively on intelligence and military history, and has worked for BBC television and other TV companies as an advisor on military and intelligence subjects.
He saw active service in the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Arabia, and Northern Ireland as well taking part in several bloody bureaucratic battles in the political jungles of Whitehall, NATO and Brussels.
He saw active service in the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Arabia, and Northern Ireland as well taking part in several bloody bureaucratic battles in the political jungles of Whitehall, NATO and Brussels.
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December 14, 2023
Splendidly done, a good old fashioned…
.. style tale done in a modern form.
The main character is very relatable, intelligent and the narration style suits the story.
At all times, the content is ‘realistic’ and believable - no Hollywood BS here.
I’d like to see the author write some more books.
.. style tale done in a modern form.
The main character is very relatable, intelligent and the narration style suits the story.
At all times, the content is ‘realistic’ and believable - no Hollywood BS here.
I’d like to see the author write some more books.
July 19, 2025
Good story
Another enjoyable story line with good characters. You really can imagine this happening and may have happened in the past, we would never know. Only one point which I’ve found I. These stories is that who ever proof reads them should do it several times as some paragraphs are repeated occasionally.
Another enjoyable story line with good characters. You really can imagine this happening and may have happened in the past, we would never know. Only one point which I’ve found I. These stories is that who ever proof reads them should do it several times as some paragraphs are repeated occasionally.
September 19, 2025
the Not so 39 Steps
Good book, I have plot points which did not get resolved at the end, however the book itself was a very good tribute to John Buchan, which was updated for modern audiences
Good book, I have plot points which did not get resolved at the end, however the book itself was a very good tribute to John Buchan, which was updated for modern audiences
May 18, 2022
great
Another really good read,an excellent well researched read well put together. It shows how over paid buocrats stop real soldiers and police from doing their job. Thanks.
Another really good read,an excellent well researched read well put together. It shows how over paid buocrats stop real soldiers and police from doing their job. Thanks.
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