Debris Line finds Gibson Vaughn, Jenn, Hendricks, and George in a small coastal village in Portugal. Their host? A drug smuggler who owes George a favor and is willing to harbor the fugitives for a time.
Then a drug shipment is hijacked. Not taken, but threatened with destruction, and Vaughn and his team must repay the privilege of having enjoyed the kingpin's sanctuary. Or else.
Fast-paced with twists and betrayals and a new protagonist/antagonist? hacker group responsible for the heist. The spokesperson has a great deal of knowledge about Vaughn. Whoever these people are, we can expect to hear more about them in the next book.
Read in July. Blog review scheduled for Nov. 1.
NetGalley/Thomas & Mercer
Thriller/Suspense. Nov. 13, 2018.
Dame Stella Rimington, DCB is a British author and former Director General of MI5, a position she held from 1992 to 1996. She was the first female DG of MI5, and the first DG whose name was publicised on appointment. Wikipedia
I've read one other book by Rimington and was pleased that I enjoyed this one as well. The story begins in Vermont with a dying university professor in a hospice. When a visitor finally arrives, the nurse notifies the FBI, as she has been instructed to do.
From Vermont, to London, to Brussels and Berlin, to a school in rural England--the plot involves the unraveling of the importance of the dying Vermont academic to a conspiracy involving immigrant children and computer hacking. Liz Carlyle is back on the job with MI5.
As a result of Stella Rimington's nearly 30 years of experience with MI5, her plots have a realistic feel. Rimington's work is more concerned with putting together puzzle pieces than the more violent works of other espionage writers. I enjoyed the puzzle and the characters.
Read in August. Blog review scheduled for Nov. 1.
NetGalley/Bloomsbury USA
Espionage/Mystery. Nov. 13, 2018.
I'm not familiar with these authors but their books sound intriguing.
ReplyDeleteBoth are interesting, but the first book (The Short Drop) in the Gibson Vaughn series is my favorite.
DeleteI don't think I knew that Stella Rimington was MI5. I've not read any of her books, but I can see how that would lend authenticity. Been a while since I read a good spy novel. LOL
ReplyDeleteI like that they are more puzzle than violence. :)
DeleteI'll pass on the drug smuggling one, but that Rimington sounds really intriguing! :)
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed the couple of Rimington novels I've read. :)
DeleteThe Remington book sounds really good. I like that she is more about putting the puzzle together versus the violence.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that she is retired, but still has such experience make the books interesting. :)
DeleteI think I'd be interested in the Stella Rimington book. Stories dealing with drug smuggling/cartels are really not high on my list. I feel like that's all I see now on the Spanish language channels and I rather watch the older type of telenovelas I'm used to.
ReplyDeleteThe drug bit is a sideline to the fact that Vaughn and friends are fugitives, but while the novel was entertaining and a further adventure in the series, the drug business is not a favorite plot line of mine either. I usually avoid books and dramas dealing with cartels and mobs. :}
DeleteI tried a Rimington book ages ago, but couldn't quite get interested in it. I am curious about the Gibson Vaughn series though -- I'll have to look into it, it sounds very cool!
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