The Moscow Whisper by Michael Jenkins

‘Sometimes you have to enter the death zone to save the innocent.’

A top-secret clique of former spies meet for dinner to hatch a plan to murder a competitor, not knowing that they are under surveillance from a covert arm of British Intelligence. Hours later, with bodies strewn across a terrace, a piece of secret intelligence reveals an international plot of colossal magnitude.

For disgraced agent Sean Richardson, this is the beginning of a deniable mission to infiltrate and disrupt a group of Russian mercenaries who are working clandestinely to take over a nation state.

Acting covertly as an illicit arms trafficker, Sean is dropped into a deadly cauldron of terrorism and high-tech weaponry that will take a nation down. As the bullets fly and the chaos rains in, can Sean take down the merchants of death…or has he finally met his match?

The third in a set of spy thrillers that have been expertly crafted with stunning plot lines, magnificent locations, and twists that leave you gasping for air. Perfect for fans of Frederick Forsyth, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, and Scott Mariani. 

About Michael Jenkins:

I started climbing at 13, survived being lost in Snowdonia at 14, nearly drowned at 15, and then joined the Army at 16. Risk and adventure was built into my DNA and I feel very fortunate to have served the majority of my working career as an intelligence officer within Defence Intelligence, and as an explosive ordnance disposal officer and military surveyor within the Corps of Royal Engineers. I was privileged to serve for twenty-eight years in the British Army as a soldier and officer, rising through the ranks to complete my service as a major. I served across the globe on numerous military operations as well as extensive travel and adventure on many major mountaineering and exploration expeditions that I led or was involved in.I was awarded the Geographic Medal by the Royal Geographical Society for mountain exploration in 2003 and served on the screening committee of the Mount Everest Foundation charity for many years. It was humbling after so many years of service when I was awarded the MBE for services to counter-terrorism in 2007.

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Review

Well isn’t this an action packed thriller of a book! It was relentless, right from the beginning to the end. The pacing was just superb. There was so many twist and turns that you weren’t quite sure what was going to happen and I loved it.

This is the third book in the Sean Richardson series but you can definitely read it as a stand-alone. I haven’t read the other two (something I will be rectifying) and it really didn’t detract from my enjoyment of this book.

I love how this genre of books are now moving on to these cabal type references as it does reflect on the society and geopolitical world in which we now live in. I’m sure the authors life experiences are reflected in the plot and action and it’s due to this that the book is so good. It feels real. It’s scarily real in places and extremely plausible.

I loved all the characters - Sean and his merry band of old friends. I’m definitely going to read the rest of the series to find out more about them.

If you love the spy genre this one is for you! Thoroughly recommend it.