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Published Aug 2022
288 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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In this breakneck, race-against-the-clock thriller, a British spy has twelve hours to deliver her asset across London after Russia hacks the city's security cameras. Can she make it without being spotted...or killed?
Nothing about Emma Makepeace is real. Not even her name.
A newly minted secret agent, Emma's barely graduated from basic training when she gets the call for her first major assignment. Eager to serve her country and prove her worth, she dives in headfirst.
Emma must covertly travel across one of the world's most watched cities to bring the reluctant—and handsome—son of Russian dissidents into protective custody, so long as the assassins from the Motherland don't find him first. With London's famous Ring of Steel hacked by the Russian government, the two must cross the city without being seen by the hundreds of thousands of CCTV cameras that document every inch of the city's streets, alleys, and gutters.
Buses, subways, cars, and trains are out of the question. Traveling on foot, and operating without phones or bank cards that could reveal their location or identity, they have twelve hours to make it to safety. This will take all of Emma's skills of disguise and subterfuge. But when Emma's handler goes dark, there's no one left to trust. And just one wrong move will get them both killed.
"In the pseudonymous Glass's superb debut, a series launch, British intelligence agent Emma Makepeace undertakes her first truly important assignment...Spies for the Russian military have been killing former Russian scientists now living in the U.K...Intense, cinematic action propels this terrific old-fashioned thriller neatly brought up to date. Glass is off to an impressive start." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Perfect for a single-sitting read, Glass's thriller is an adrenaline-fueled tour of clandestine London. What's next for Emma Makepeace? More, please." - Library Journal (starred review)
"Totally addictive...Alias Emma is that perfect combination of exciting new character, explosive action scenes, and a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase through the streets of London. Once you start reading, you won't stop." - #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner
"A thrilling read with brilliantly likeable protagonists, nonstop heart-pumping action, and multiple twists and turns." - Lisa Jewell
"Alias Emma is one of those wonderful thrillers you read in a day and know you'll remember for years." - James Patterson
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Ava Glass is a pseudonym for an internationally bestselling author who has sold over two and a half million copies of her books worldwide. They have been translated into twenty-five languages and have been bestsellers in multiple countries.
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