Alias Emma: A Novel

A thrilling read . . . I could not have loved it more.LISA JEWELL Emma Makepeace is a worthy heir to the James Bond mantle.JAMES PATTERSON In this high-octane spy thriller in the Ian Fleming mold (CrimeReads), a British spy has twelve hours to deliver her asset across London after Russia hacks the citys security cameras. Can she make it without being spotted . . . or killed? Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award One of the Best Books of the Year: PopSugar, CrimeReads, Library Journal Nothing about Emma Makepeace is real. Not even her name. A newly minted secret agent, Emma's barely graduated from basic training when she gets the call for her first major assignment. Eager to serve her country and prove her worth, she dives in headfirst. Emma must covertly travel across one of the worlds most watched cities to bring the reluctantand handsomeson of Russian dissidents into protective custody, so long as the assassins from the Motherland dont find him first. With Londons famous Ring of Steel hacked by the Russian government, the two must cross the city without being seen by the hundreds of thousands of CCTV cameras that document every inch of the citys streets, alleys, and gutters. Buses, subways, cars, and trains are out of the question. Traveling on foot, and operating without phones or bank cards that could reveal their location or identity, they have twelve hours to make it to safety. This will take all of Emmas skills of disguise and subterfuge. But when Emmas handler goes dark, theres no one left to trust. And just one wrong move will get them both killed.