Book 3 in the Trilogy, the first 2 being ‘Secret Service’ and ‘Double Agent’ and I would say it’s best to read them in order, you could start with this one but you would be missing out on the first 2 that lead to this dramatic and explosive ending
Tom Bradby is an awesome story teller, with his obvious knowledge and research all things ‘spy’ become accessible to us and he tells a incluisve, easy to read yet thorough and immersive story
I love everything about the books, the double and treble crossing, the suspicions, the planning and the execution of operations, the travel and descriptions of the places, the dodgy diplomacy and most of all the characters, I believe in Kate and her family and associates and all the goodies and baddies she encounters, I invested in her and it so paid off
I genuinely did not want this book to end and even more so the series but the way it ended was satisfying after a sharp shock and WOW moment
It’s such a complex world the author writes about and so it could be heavy and pompous and unreachable for readers but its the opposite
I love this authors books and love this series and really look forward to his next book

10/10
5 big Stars

This is the final part of the Kate Henderson trilogy and should be read in order. Although an enjoyable book, it was not as good as the other two. At times the story was slow. Kate was supposed to be a super intelligent spymaster but seemed particularly stupid and gullible at times. It was pretty obvious who Dante was but the reason for their treason was very flimsy.
As I had the audio as well as the kindle version, when the middle section was rather slow I switched to audio to listen to while I was out walking. The audio was well-read.
This is an honest review of a complementary ARC.

‘What do you think I should do?’

Kate Henderson has left MI6 and is attempting to rebuild her life in the south of France with her children, Fiona, and Gus, who are hoping to see her reunite with their father Stuart. A visit from the British Prime Minister changes her plans.

A Russian agent has come forward with news that the Prime Minister has been set up, that there is a special KGB unit with a single purpose. This unit exists to process intelligence provided by ‘Agent Dante’. And the information that Agent Dante provides clearly has come from senior levels within MI6. If it isn’t the Prime Minister, who is it?

The Prime Minister wants her help (again) to prove that he is not a Russian agent. Kate wants to say no, but he makes her an offer that she cannot refuse.

Once again, Kate is drawn back into the high stakes, dangerous world of espionage. There is a Russian agent at the heart of British Intelligence, and there are a couple of possibilities. It could be the Prime Minister, it could be the current head of MI6 or his predecessor, or is it someone else? Kate has both limited time and limited resources to try to find the agent. The Prime Minister’s position is under threat, as are the lives of those who try to help Kate.

Another fine novel from Mr Bradby, with more than enough red herrings to keep the reader busy. While it is possible to make sense of this novel as a standalone, I recommend reading the three books of the series in order, for the character development and the action.

I finished the novel, took a deep breath, and wondered: is this really the end?

Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Transworld Publishers for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith

This review is destined to repeat much of what I said about the previous novel in this Kate Henderson series. In the first instance, it is even more true than usual for novels in a series that the books are read in order. Whist Bradby makes efforts to allow a stand-alone reading the text leans heavily on an assumption of some prior knowledge. The author again manages to convey a sense of pace and rising tension, whilst also slipping in contemporary references that may or may not be a good idea. However, the narrative suffers somewhat from issues that seemed relevant in the other novels in the series. In brief, it is as if Tom Bradby has a mass of detail in his head about the plot and its wide range of characters, but is seemingly reluctant to share enough detail with the reader to enable her/himself to enjoy an easy read. As noted previously, this is a feature shared by other notable writers of espionage fiction. But, in this reader’s opinion, at least, it isn’t a necessary feature of a successful spy thriller. Having shared these modest critical thoughts I again have to concede that this is another book that is hard to put down and provides an entertaining read, the unexpected denouement in particular bringing the book to a tidy ending.

3rd book in this exciting series. You really need to read the first 2 to relate to the main characters and storyline. The Prime Minister is on the ropes unless Kate Henderson can find the mole in MI6. There is many twists and turns and a exciting ride than leads to the heart of Russia. This story has the legs to reach the finish line in style.
I was given an arc of this book by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Triple Cross is the third book in the Kate Henderson spy series by Tom Bradby and like the previous two books it is an enjoyable and well paced thriller that can easily be read as a stand-alone although the earlier books in the series do add flesh to the backstories.

Triple Cross brings several story arcs to a close with a twist at the end although I had half guessed the guilty party.

The finish does leave the door open for book number four which will hopefully be written and published.

The 3rd book in the Kate Henderson trilogy - will there be more? A thrilling ride. I couldn’t put it down. Tom does a fantastic job of ratcheting up the tension and twisting your mind in knots as to who is the person they’re hunting. LOVED it.

Wow, absolutely loved the third instalment to this series. A brilliant British political espionage spy thriller that does not disappoint. Loads of twists and turns and had to keep reading this in to the early hours.

Kate, having now left MI6, gets coerced back on a special mission to clear the Prime Minister's name and help prove that he's not a Russian agent. So many things go on in this book it's very action packed and a thrill to read.

You really must read the series in order for full enjoyment and to fully understand the back history and all the all the characters, but well worth the read

I'll definitely be on the lookout for anything by Tom Bradby in the future

Thank you so much to Netgalley, and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers for the opportunity to review this book. I only hope the author, Tom Bradby, writes more like this. Thoroughly enjoyable series.

i have read and enjoyed the two previous novels in this series and have been looking forward to reading this next instalment. i have not been disappointed. Great writing, gripping storyline and tricky characters kept me reading well into the night. far too many possible scenarios for me to analyse so i just sat back and throughly enjoyed this hunt for the mole, 'Dante'.
unlike some spy stories, this series has a focus on the home/family life of the agent Kate, and some of her companions, making the story more lifelike.
chilling and surprising at times but a satisfying read.
shall we see more of Kate?

Although Triple Cross is a sequel to Double Cross, Tom Bradby makes a good fist of bringing readers up to speed. Frankly I preferred the South of France in Double Cross rather than the guided tour round Prague in his present offering. However, Triple Cross had a cracking finish and an outcome which beggared belief. I think the only rationale for the deception was best described in the book, "The first step is so easy. They ask for such small things....." I certainly won't be a plot spoiler but I can give you some good news. There's a job offer for someone that started their career in Hong Kong and is now wanted to head up the China Desk. Will that person take it? I do hope so.

Following on from the previous (and excellent) “Double Agent” the now ex MI6 Kate Henderson receives a request from the most unexpected quarter. Given no choice she’s set the task of proving one not so favourite person innocent and in doing so unmasking a highly placed mole who’s either in government or the service. As a side line she is also trying to keep her family together and possibly repair a fractured relationship with her disgraced husband. Enough to be going on with. The deeper she delves the more evidence of manipulation she uncovers culminating in a hairy escape from an aborted mission in Russia but clutching the means to piece together the evidence and identifying the mole.
Perhaps a little over egged this time round but non the less a good read with a fitting conclusion and left with potential for more. My thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review.

The final book in the Kate Henderson trilogy, is another cracking read, and as spy thrillers go, it’s right up there.

Having left MI6, Kate Henderson has relocated to the South of France with her family, but we all know she’s not going to spend the rest of her days, pottering in the garden, and when the British Prime Minister makes contact, asking for her help, to prove he’s not a Russian agent, (as has been alleged), she’s drawn firmly back into the highly dangerous world of espionage.

Kate is playing a very dangerous and unpredictable game - pretty much piggy in the middle, between the British and the Russians, striving to discover the identity of a mole at the heart of British Intelligence. Is it the Prime Minister, or someone else entirely?

This is another great read from accomplished author Tom Bradby. Well written and well researched, the storyline was complex but gripping, with excellent use of smoke and mirrors, and I have to say, the concluding chapter left me breathless, with its non stop action - as for the mole - I guessed correctly, despite the red herrings, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.

I think this was actually the best of all 3 excellent books! continuing the story from the previous novels, Kate is trying to rebuild life with her estranged husband when she is dragged straight back into an ongoing conspiracy plot despite her many attempts to leave the life behind.
The characters really step off the page and the twists and turns take you to almost the final pages and leave you almost sighing with relief at the conclusion as you can finally unclench your jaw and relax your muscles!
definitely read all 3 for the maximum impact.

A great finale to the search for Dante. Kate Henderson is a great character but not one that I like very much. Tom Bradby certainly writes a good thiller and this one is full of red herrings, blind alleys and excitement. A five star read. With thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the invitation to read and review this title.

Well, after three exhilarating books the journey is finally over. We now know the identity of Dante, the Russian mole inserted within the British Secret Service. We also know if the sleazy prime minister os a British spy and what happened to Kate Henderson and her traitorous husband Stuart.

In other words you really need to have read the two previous books in the series to get the most - or indeed much out of this one.

And that is no hardship as all three were well written and researched and full of tradecraft and excitement.

Will there be a fourth? I have a sneaky suspicion that Kate Henderson will be seen again and I am looking forward to the prospect already.

This is third book in the series and sadly I haven't read the first, something I must put right very soon. I enjoyed the second book but I absolutely loved this one. I think I gained from reading the previous book but it held my attention from the first word and did not disappoint at all. It is an excellent plot, it hangs together well and as a reader I could not put the book down. If you enjoy any sort of spy story then you will love this one.

Readers of the first two parts of Tom Bradby's spy thriller trilogy will be delighted with the release of this the third and final part . .Once again our heroine Kate Henderson is pulled into what maybe a huge misinformation plot by Russia aimed at the Prime Minister and the hunt to find 'Dante' the longs,tanding mole in the upper echelons of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Following the revelations and action of the second part Kate has now left the Service and is in therapy,her two children are recovering from the trauma of their kidnapping and her husband is in Russia after being unmasked as an Russian agent albeit through blackmail who understandably will be liable for a lengthy prison term if he attempts to enter the country. So unsurprisingly she is somewhat shocked when summoned by the PM and asked to head an investigation to unmask Dante and thereby clear him of the suspicion which she herself had raised that he was in fact a Russian agent..The PM believing now that only an investigation headed by her will free him of suspicion. Tempted by the promise of a reward being her husbands repatriation and pardon knowing that that is what her children so earnestly desire she agrees .
Her two main suspects are the former and current heads of SIS one a friend and mentor the other an ambitious womanising posturing she wouldn't trust with anything let alone the county's security.The conspiracy deepens another scandal involving the PM breaks and politicians start circling looking for his position and trying to influence or find out from Kate how her supposedly secret investigation is going.
Eventually Kate works out a way of proving who Dante is but this involves a clandestine trip to Russia and a meeting with a source there who can obtain the necessary information. Of course not everything goes to plan as the mission is blown and she has to get herself and the information out of Russia under her own steam.
The revelation of Dantes' identity I won't go into as I wouldn't like to spoil it for anyone but it is in keeping with the whole convoluted conspiracy.
I really enjoyed this book as I did the first two .I would recommend reading the first twp books before this as too much has happened in them for this to be cpmpletely enjoyable as a stand alone book.
I look forward to reading more of Mr Badbys work.

Another blockbuster from Tom Bradby that completes the Kate Henderson trilogy and what a breathtaking read this is as Kate is dragged back into the world of espionage that she thought she had left for good when she resigned from the SIS and relocated her family to France to live the quiet life. Or so she hoped. Until the UK Prime Minister turns up on her doorstep with the story that he had been set up by a preposterous Russian allegation about his alleged corruption. That he was agent Danté, a top level spy in MI6. He coerces Kate to prove his innocence and uses the future welfare of her husband Stuart (a convicted traitor) to enrol her help. The race is on to identify the spy amongst the highest ranks of the British secret service. And the final reveal took me completely by surprise...<br /><br />A cracking read as Kate puts herself in harm's way and risks everything to protect her family. <br /><br />Brilliant, Tom. A most satisfying conclusion.

We meet Kate Henderson again, no longer in the employ of MI6, enjoying a relaxing holiday in southern France with her children, Gus and Fiona. They have been joined by her ex-husband, Stuart, persona non grata in the UK having been exiled to Russia following the discovery of his double dealings. However, their relaxation rapidly comes to an end when Kate realises she is being followed and suddenly finds the PM outside their holiday retreat. The hunt for the mole, Dante, is still on and the PM has come under suspicion. After pleading with Kate to help clear his name she eventually reluctantly agrees to return to the UK on condition that he permits Stuart to return to the UK and his family. Other suspects are in the picture, including her two ex-bosses, and after many false leads she is forced to travel to Moscow where it is arranged that she will meet a Russian informer and must persuade him to access confidential records. One problem leads to another and another ......

As the third book in the series it would be difficult to understand the back story with reading the two previous novels.
The tourist trips around Moscow and Prague added nothing to the story and felt like filler.
The plot itself was somewhat contrived. Lots of red herrings which add to the tension but some parts of the plot left me muddled and then I realised it was like parts of many other spy novels all combined into one story.
I didn’t like the main characters but is this because they were well-drawn ? As for the final denouement – meh!!!