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The Assassin

The Diplomat Thrillers, Book 2

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The Assassin

By: Tom Fletcher
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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Having been made High Commissioner in Nairobi, Ed Barnes is keeping his head down and staying out of trouble. But when his daughter, Sophie, is kidnapped following a security crisis for which he is blamed, his attempts at normality fall apart once again. He finds himself at the heart of a complex negotiation with a dangerous Somali terrorist group, in an effort to avert a regional security crisis and free his daughter.

Meanwhile, across the globe a series of political assassinations have been shaking the world of business and government. Tensions boil over when a Chinese envoy is murdered in Jordan, only days before a crucial climate change conference, sparking a diplomatic crisis and the threat of US/China confrontation.

In the search for his daughter, Ed Barnes follows the trail of violence from Kenya, through the highest levels of the UN in Geneva, to the Dead Sea in Jordan. With the world on the cusp of ecological crisis, Barnes must uncover the terrible truth about the assassinations before any irreparable damage is done …

©2024 Tom Fletcher (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing
Action & Adventure Espionage Genre Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Africa China
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I am a huge fan of Fletcher’s writing, both fictional and non-fictional. This being said, I found the development and ending of this book underwhelming. Moreover, the section on BRICS is somewhat inaccurate (no inclusion of South Africa or th expanded membership in a post 2023 world). So far these books are brilliantly linked to real-world context, but the above was somewhat of a let down for me.

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