“Leaves the reader wanting more”
Yorkshire Post
ACT OF VENGEANCE
“An instant classic British spy novel – mature, thoughtful, and intelligent.”
Lee Child
When the Cold War ended, Jack Case was one spy too many.
Cut adrift and superfluous in a changing world, he was discarded by British Intelligence
Then, after 9/11, rapid recruitment brought in a rash of new, talented young men and women. They were trained and put into the field swiftly – often too swiftly. And then the mistakes started to happen.
Mistakes that should have been avoided. Mistakes that could be embarrassing to Her Majesty’s Government.
Thus, Jack was brought back into the intelligence fold, heading up a new team of “Scavengers” – experienced agents who could be sent to clear up the messes left behind by newer recruits before evidence incriminating MI5 and MI6 could be discovered.
When Danny Lewin was discovered in Whittier, Alaska, with a bullet in his head, no one was surprised. He was broken by his experience interrogating prisoners in Iraq, and he had come home in fear of his life. But his death poses a problem for Jack Case, head of the Scavengers – a Security Service department responsible for quickly and quietly cleaning up the mess left behind by other agents.
Lewin was rumoured to have been haunted by his past life, interrogating Iraqi prisoners. It was thought he might have kept a journal – a record of those he interviewed.
So Jack has one last case: he has to go to Whittier in Alaska and see if he can find the journal before anyone else does.
But Jack soon realises that he is not alone in searching for the book. There are others just as skilled, just as determined as him – individuals who are prepared to murder in order to get their hands on it.
The rules of the game have changed since the days of the Cold War. Now Jack has to impose his own rules: Scavenger rules.
