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The Spy

Jed Walker Series, Book 1

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The Spy

By: James Phelan
Narrated by: Mulraney Adrian
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Jed Walker is the man you want watching your back.

A sinister group - code-named Zodiac - has launched devastating global attacks. Twelve targets across the world, 12 code-named missions. Operating distinct sleeper cells, they are the ultimate terrorist organisation, watching and waiting for a precise attack to activate the next group. It is a frightening and deadly efficient way to stay one step ahead. And cause the most chaos.

For ex-CIA operative Jed Walker, chaos is his profession. On the outer, burned by his former agency, he is determined to clear his name. Stopping Zodiac is the only way. Desperate to catch the killers and find the mastermind, he can't afford to lose the next lead, but that means that sometimes the terrorists have to win. Ultimately it all comes down to Walker: he's the only one who can break the chain and put the group to sleep...permanently. It's exactly 81 hours until deadline.

James Phelan is the best-selling and award-winning author of 28 novels and one work of nonfiction. From his teens he wanted to be a novelist but first tried his hand at a real job, studying and working in architecture before turning to English literature, spending five years at a newspaper and obtaining an MA and a PhD in literature. For Hachette Australia, James has written five titles in the Lachlan Fox thriller series and the Alone trilogy of young adult postapocalyptic novels.

The ex-CIA character of Jed Walker was first introduced in The Spy, which was followed by The Hunted, Kill Switch and Dark Heart. James has also written a 14-book adventure series for Scholastic, titled The Last Thirteen. He has been a full-time novelist since the age of 25 and spends his time writing thrilling stories and travelling the world to talk about them.

©2013 James Phelan (P)2017 Hachette Australia Pty Ltd
Action & Adventure Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Emotionally Gripping Exciting Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

"A terse, tense brand of hard-boiled action suspense...addictive." ( The Age)
"Jed Walker is right there in Reacher's rear-view mirror." (Lee Child)
"Hard-boiled action suspense...addictive." ( The Age on Kill Switch)
"Walker's so tough he's got muscles in his spit...eminently enjoyable." ( West Australian on The Hunted)
"Vivid and suspenseful." ( Sydney Morning Herald on The Spy)
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I found this to be a very gripping story, full of action and suspense and really want to hear the other stories in the series. I felt that the narrator did not do it justice at all; he read it poorly, pausing in the wrong places and gave dreadful voices.

Great story except for narrator

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I have always enjoyed listening to the books on my phone this book held my interest through out the story and I now want to here the next in the series

The program works well

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I liked the storyline but was annoyed by the narrators attempts at accents particularly the Italian.

Good story with some interesting twists

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Honesty loved everything about the book until the ending. I would like to think that there would have been a number of other ways to end a good storyline and still make the reader want the next book. Aside that, it was well read by Mulraney Adrian and such an easy listen on Audible.

Terrible Epilogue Ending

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An OK story, not a lot of surprise and at times quite linear. Very well voiced but sadly the story never really peaks.

OK, but not much depth

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The story was exellent, however about a fifth in, I could not get pas the awful narration. I'll buy the books on kindle and read it.

A Great story - A sub-par narration.

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I’m hooked! It’s like those exciting serials of long ago. “ Be with us next week when we bring you the next chapter.....”.

Addictive

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I am not even from the US and I feel like all the US accents in this reading sound like the same 'yehaw' Southern cliche. Pretty distracting. Next time you record a book set in the US, use a native speaker, Audible.

All US accents sound the same

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read the next one in the series. I will definitely be adding James Phelan to my favourite author list. I also enjoyed the narrator.

Excellent

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