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Adam Brookes was for many years a journalist and foreign correspondent for BBC News. He reported from China, Indonesia, the US and many other countries, Iraq and Afghanistan among them. His debut novel, Night Heron, was nominated for the 2014 CWA John Creasey Dagger and appeared on best of the year lists in the TLS, Kirkus and NPR; its follow-up Spy Games was nominated for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. The Spy's Daughter is his third novel. He lives with his family in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Authentic, taut and compelling. Brookes is the real deal - Charles Cumming Brookes's expertly orchestrated novel couldn't be more topical - Sunday Times on SPY GAMES A classic spy thriller packed with tension and detail, brilliantly paced - Peter James on NIGHT HERON A rich, can't-put-it-down thriller. A terrific read - Joseph Kanon - author of THE GOOD GERMAN and LEAVING BERLIN The best British spy novel debut in years - Daily Telegraph on NIGHT HERON Adam Brookes is the new Le Carre - without question this is the best modern spy novel I have ever read . . . Read this. It's perfect - Manda Scott on SPY GAMES Night Heron reeks with verisimilitude . . . a cleverly plotted action-filled story of Anglo-Chinese espionage - The Times on NIGHT HERON Brookes arrives a full formed talent, with a complete mastery of the genre - Daily Express on NIGHT HERON
