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Saviour's Gate: A scintillating novel of espionage and war
How many have to die to save one man?Each night a small jet leaves Moscow heading for a lonely outpost in the frozen Soviet North. It takes no passengers and brings none back.
Intelligence shows this is neither a cargo flight nor a military flight. The British believe it’s an escape route for the beleaguered General Secretary, who will use it, just moments before he’s toppled from power.
But to do so he must first pass through the deadly Saviour’s Gate in the Kremlin itself…
A taut and tense espionage thriller with a terrifying dose of reality, ideal for readers of David Young, Simon Scarrow and Alex Gerlis.
Praise for Saviour’s Gate‘The best spy novel since The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’ Stephen Coonts
‘Absorbing, tense, and all too credible, this is all a prophetic thriller should be’ Observer
‘It is a lucid, intelligent and utterly absorbing novel about international intrigue… so brilliantly perceptive that I often caught myself holding my breath’ Daily Mail
Intelligence shows this is neither a cargo flight nor a military flight. The British believe it’s an escape route for the beleaguered General Secretary, who will use it, just moments before he’s toppled from power.
But to do so he must first pass through the deadly Saviour’s Gate in the Kremlin itself…
A taut and tense espionage thriller with a terrifying dose of reality, ideal for readers of David Young, Simon Scarrow and Alex Gerlis.
Praise for Saviour’s Gate‘The best spy novel since The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’ Stephen Coonts
‘Absorbing, tense, and all too credible, this is all a prophetic thriller should be’ Observer
‘It is a lucid, intelligent and utterly absorbing novel about international intrigue… so brilliantly perceptive that I often caught myself holding my breath’ Daily Mail
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Published November 22, 2021
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March 17, 2023
When I picked up this book, I hadn’t realised it was a reprint from 1991, and specifically, I hadn’t been expecting references to finding pay phones or sending Telex messages. Still, I managed to get into the vibe of the book and enjoy the retro feel.
It is an intriguing spy thriller, but with a few too many characters, which makes it confusing in places, and I am usually good with that sort of thing. It does have some of the excitement of a 1980s Bond movie, and I was left guessing who is on whose side by the end of it. The book moved at a fast pace, and the characters had good back stories. I enjoyed the book, but checking back to re-read bits because I was confused by the amount of characters, meant I just got a bit frustrated with it in places.
It is an intriguing spy thriller, but with a few too many characters, which makes it confusing in places, and I am usually good with that sort of thing. It does have some of the excitement of a 1980s Bond movie, and I was left guessing who is on whose side by the end of it. The book moved at a fast pace, and the characters had good back stories. I enjoyed the book, but checking back to re-read bits because I was confused by the amount of characters, meant I just got a bit frustrated with it in places.
December 15, 2023
This is the last book in a series of three. Do try to read them in order. (Spy in Question/ Spy Shadow/ Saviour's Gate)
For any, the Cold War is "history".
The author was a top journalist during the period, visiting the USSR when that was not easy. He bring knowledge of that place, that time to the novels.
His trilogy is built around a fascinating premise... but it is so much more than a clever plot.
The characters... some transparently actual historical figures... are beautifully developed.
The mood of the era is conveyed.
The writing is excellent... I felt as if I were "there" as I worked my way through the chapters.
Very atmospheric. Not your usual "noisy, car chase" thriller.
For any, the Cold War is "history".
The author was a top journalist during the period, visiting the USSR when that was not easy. He bring knowledge of that place, that time to the novels.
His trilogy is built around a fascinating premise... but it is so much more than a clever plot.
The characters... some transparently actual historical figures... are beautifully developed.
The mood of the era is conveyed.
The writing is excellent... I felt as if I were "there" as I worked my way through the chapters.
Very atmospheric. Not your usual "noisy, car chase" thriller.
September 16, 2024
A complex fictional thriller set around the 1990 emergence of Russia from communism
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