ISBN: 9780593496794
Editorial: Bantam
Autor: Glass, Ava
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 288
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: “A thrilling read . . . I could not have loved it more.”—LISA JEWELL“Emma Makepeace is a worthy heir to the James Bond mantle.”—JAMES PATTERSONIn 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.Amazon.com ReviewAn Amazon Best Book of August 2022:Alias Emma is pure candy for those of us who love a good spy story—this is a novel you’ll struggle to put down. Expertly paced, readers ride a wave of action at breakneck speed in this modern twist on an old school Cold War thriller. Emma Makepeace is a lower level Secret Service agent when she’s tapped to convince a Russian target, a handsome doctor named Michael Primalov, to enter what amounts to a witness protection program. The Russians want him desperately and will go to great lengths to get him, but Emma is on this rescue mission alone. Undercover operatives, shoot outs, high speed car chases, and some romantic tension follow, as Emma navigates the city of London with Primalov in tow. Makepeace is a welcome new face in the fictional world of British secret agents and what she lacks in luxury sports cars and high-tech gadgets, she makes up for with grit and courage. The first of a planned new series, I can’t wait to see where Emma’s next assignment takes her. —Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorReview“[A] thriller that would be perfect for fans of the television show 24.”—Fortune“Alias Emma is pure candy for those of us who love a good spy story—this is a novel you'll struggle to put down.”—Business Insider“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“Turbo-charged pacing, vivid sense of place, and unforgettable characters add up to Thriller with a capital T.”—Jonathan Kellerman“I thoroughly enjoyed this fast-paced, action-packed thriller. Move over, James Bond—there’s a new hero in town, and she’s fantastic.”—Karen Cleveland, New York Times bestselling author of Need to Know“There are fast reads, and then there are reads that throw you right out of your chair. Alias Emma is in the latter category.”—Linwood Barclay“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“A breathless race across London. The pace never lets up before a heart-stopping conclusion.”—Robert Gold, author of Twelve Secrets“Alias Emma blew me away. A taut, propulsive thriller with a terrific female p
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