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My Name Is Nobody

By: Matthew Richardson
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of My Name Is Nobody by Matthew Richardson, read by Colin Mace.

'I know a secret. A secret that changes everything...'

Solomon Vine was the best of his generation, a spy on a fast track to the top. But when a prisoner is shot in unexplained circumstances on his watch, only suspension and exile beckon.

Three months later, MI6's Head of Station in Istanbul is abducted from his home. There are signs of a violent struggle. With the Service in lockdown, uncertain of who can be trusted, thoughts turn to the missing man's oldest friend: Solomon Vine.

Officially suspended, Vine can operate outside the chain of command to uncover the truth. But his investigation soon reveals that the disappearance heralds something much darker. And that there's much more at stake than the life of a single spy...

 Action & Adventure Espionage Genre Fiction Military Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Mystery

Critic Reviews

Now comes Matthew Richardson, hailed as the next Charles Cumming. My Name is Nobody actually falls somewhere between Robert Ludlum and Le Carre
A splendid tale of espionage starring an old-fashioned MI6 hero . . . exciting spy literature
All debut spy novelists are dubbed the new John le Carre but Richardson has made a good fist of living up to the accolade at his first attempt . . . [a] knowledgeable thriller
Proof that the genre is flourishing anew in the 21st century . . . [he] distinguishes the more ambitious offerings in the spy genre, but his plotting has an old-school, Swiss-clock precision that keeps the reader pleasurably engaged.
I dare you to find a first novel as self-assured, impeccably researched and beautifully rendered . . . Richardson paints a portrait of espionage that calls to mind early le Carré (Gregg Hurwitz)
Compelling, intense and sharply authentic (James Swallow)
A pleasingly convoluted spy saga . . . which combines immaculate Cold War tradecraft with modern tech savvy as our maverick hero comes up against a Le Carre-esque establishment while trying to find a mole and head off a terrorist atrocity
Truly authentic and frighteningly so . . . a remarkable thriller
Authentic, mysterious, fraught with deception, betrayal, and uncertain allegiances, it captures perfectly the foggy world of spies, populated by conspiracy and turncoats, both friends and enemies, an evocative descent into the Wilderness of Mirrors (Jason Matthews)
Matthew Richardson's debut is a bang-up-to-date thriller told with old-school panache. A great read (Mick Herron)
All stars
Most relevant
Clever, gripping and worringly plausible. Well worth the read.The reader was also pitch perfect.

Another le Carre like read. Excellently read.

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If you enjoy complex procedure espionage stories then this is for you. Full of world-weary spies with twists and turns and double bluffs. It ‘s a love letter to the golden age of spy craft revelling in its brush pasts, dead drops and esoteric hand-written codes.

Top notch spy thriller

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So slow to get going but I enjoyed it by its end
but not as good as the Insider

So slow to get going

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Very enjoyable. Slightly too much description in places. Moves at a good pace. I did see the twist coming, but a good effort to surprise

Moves at a good pace

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