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Yesterday's Spy

The fast-paced new suspense thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Secret Service

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Yesterday's Spy

By: Tom Bradby
Narrated by: George Weightman
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Nothing good ever comes from a midnight phone call. For washed-up spy Harry Tower, it is the worst news at the worst possible time. His son, Sean, has gone missing in troubled Iran after writing an exposé about government corruption.

Their relationship has never recovered since Harry's wife's suicide, for which Sean holds his father responsible. And Harry, with his career on the verge of disintegration, needs to find him and put things right.
When Harry arrives in Tehran, he finds a city on the cusp of revolution. Foreign powers are jockeying for influence, money and, most importantly, oil. The CIA are conspiring to undermine the government with an impending coup, and there are dark mutterings about opium smuggling. But the reasons for Sean's disappearance may be even more sinister than Harry first suspected.

Before long, he is on the run - not only from a faceless enemy, but from his own past. Which will catch up with him first?

Yesterday's Spy is Tom Bradby at his very best, delivering a cunning espionage novel rich in intrigue and history that will keep you guessing until the final pages.

© Tom Bradbury 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 Crime Fiction Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Iran Middle East Fiction Exciting
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Critic reviews

Atmospheric, informative and flawlessly plotted
Bradby makes the complicated history and politics of the region admirably clear
A cracking thriller! Totally recommended
A superb thriller...exhilarating
Riveting...with style and energy, evocative scene-setting and strong characterisation
'A fascinating and powerful thriller of the highest order'
All stars
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Brilliant story, well written, paced and exceptionally well narrator. Definitely recommend it for an exciting read

A story and a half - brilliant

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Exciting, realistic, compelling, interesting, knowledgable… I could go on - this book is brilliant.

It’s like taking a trip back in time to 1950s Iran, with superbly absorbing characters.

Highly recommend.

Narrator is also brilliantly unnoticeable, which is what you want from an audiobook.

Loved it.

Absolutely superb - brilliant thrilling espionage

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Rather pedestrian storytelling with a chunk missing at the end so a little disappointing

Rather pedestrian storytelling

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Story brought to life by excellent narrator. Enjoyed listening all the way through. Good to learn about troubles in Tehran back in 1953.

Brilliant narration

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Very enjoyable story, well researched and put into historical context. Great spy story with a human touch too.
Enjoyed the narrator too.

Interesting and intriguing

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