One Man Running - Softcover

Egleton, Clive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340770635 ISBN 13: 9780340770634

Publisher: Coronet Books, 2002

Synopsis

Trying to live as a civilian with his wife and young children in hiding, Peter Ashton finds himself once again thrown into the front line when his old home is blown up. Threatened by his past, Ashton determines that the safest protection for his family is himself. Meanwhile, an assassination in Russia leaves an old friend running from the mafiozniki. With a price on her head and no-where to go she is desperate for Ashton's help. With no help from SIS and all his contacts denying they've ever heard of him, Ashton is only one step ahead of the IRA terrorists who are out to retire him for good.

About this title

About the Author

Clive Egleton has extensive personal experience in the intelligence and counterespionage fields and is widely regarded as one of the finest thriller writers in the classic form. He is the author of twenty-eight novels, most recently The Honey Trap and Blood Money. He lives on the Isle of Wight.

From Publishers Weekly

In British veteran Egleton's latest compelling thriller to feature Peter Ashton (after 2001's The Honey Trap), the troubles never seem to end for the bright, affable secret agent, who has been cashiered from the SIS because his cover was blown in court. After the powers-that-be relocate and assign new identities to Ashton, his wife, also an ex-SIS agent, and their two young children, Ashton soon learns that their new personae have been compromised, probably by someone within his own former organization. In addition, IRA terrorists are out to get him in revenge for his self-defense killing of one of their members. To protect his family, Ashton decides to run alone. In a neat twist, his SIS superiors bring Ashton back for his experience in dealing with Russian (once Soviet) officials, one of whom has defected to the CIA. Now the Russians are killing each other and want him dead, too. Egleton introduces dozens of substantive, credible characters, but thanks to his skill at delineating character through social and professional motivation, readers should be able to keep track of who's whom without undue effort. As implausible as the action may be, dialogue that rings true and homely details of trips on London's Underground and the roads of England and America bolster the novel's verisimilitude. This is an elegant, spirited adventure story by a nimble author who's an expert at portraying bureaucratic intrigue and counterespionage.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Coronet Books
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340770635
• ISBN 13: 9780340770634
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352