The Mulholland Files

Edward is just in time to save a neighbor, Abby, from being killed by a train. Her husband had recently died  Abby (only in her 20's) befriends Edward, (in his 40's. He cannot tell her why he has retired so young since the Secret Service has anonymity.He does tell Abby that he did some military service. Gradually, the two become more than friends. Abby shares that her husband was in the military service, too. A photograph is slid under the door at Edward's place. After some searching, Edward and Abby find out that it is a photo from the 60's of Judith, a section lead when he joined the forces.

More communication is brought to Edward's house via a caretaker at an assisted living home. She is soon shot dead.
Now, since Edward is a suspect in her death, he's on the run. He is also aware that he is being followed.' Eventually he takes Abby with him as they are "together" and she is a clever woman.

Sebastian, an old friend from the military, gives Edward names and some information concerning a project. Meanwhile, Abby goes missing and Sebastian (with 2 of Edward's hackers) goes to a friend's cottage to try to find Abby and to figure out why and who is following Edward.

A great read! The characters have you guessing and the plotline continues to build as the reader gets deeper into the suspense.

HIGHLY recommend for fiction readers of all genres!

Many Thanks to Troubador Publishing and NetGalley for a very suspenseful and well written book to review!

I was impressed by this book and even more so when I learned that it was a debut. Well done. I was interested throughout and really couldn't wait to learn the outcome. It's filled with suspense and I really couldn't predict how the story would unfold. I thought on a number of occasions that I'd figured it all out only to be proven wrong again and again. All of the twists and turns were well thought out. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward already to a second instalment involving Abby and Edward.

Another fun story found on NetGalley.

I enjoyed my experience with Edward and Abby, I don't feel like I have gotten to know either of them very well, but they entertained me for our few hours together. This was a fast-paced thriller. There was quite a bit of intrigue and I was never sure who (if anyone) I should trust.

Being unfamiliar with British Intelligence and the general geography in this book, I may not have gotten as much out of this read as another reader. However, I did find myself wrapped up in the intrigue as Edward and Abby moved through their region and investigated the super secret plans of some in the espionage world.

I would have liked to see the characters more fully explored. I felt I couldn't keep all of Edward's former colleagues straight and never trusted any of them. But for a debut novel, that may have been part of keeping the reader guessing.

There were some convenient coincidences to make Edward and Abby's experiences more comfortable. Anyone have a couple of spare houses and cars just laying around? It is a different life than mine, but I found it a bit unlikely at times.

Still, this was an interesting adventure into a conspiracy that was tightly drawn. I would recommend this story to others and would happily get better acquainted with the main pair and their future exploits.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy. I leave this review voluntarily.

A former spy, Edward, gets a message that he needs to meet with his former boss. His boss is dying of cancer and has an important message to pass on before she dies. The message puts Edward in an awkward position where he has to go back into the “spy” field. This book is very James Bondish with lots of twists and turns. I enjoyed the story but some of the writing was tiring. I’m not sure if the author had enough editing, in my opinion. (I wish I had a dollar for every time “tea” was mentioned - probably hundreds).  There was also some dialogue that was unclear (who was speaking?) Otherwise, an enjoyable story.

I realy enjoy a book that can take me on an adventure and trick me into thinking that I had figured out the story but then twists and keeos me guessing. I was led to believe that what I thought at first was wrong but did indeed turn out to be true. It was a very entertaining read I enjoyed while thunderstorms swept through my area over a really wet weekend.