Twice a Spy, Keith Thomson
Twice a Spy, Keith Thomson
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Twice a Spy

Author: Keith Thomson

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/08/2011

Synopsis

On the heels of Once a Spy, which PW hailed as a “wildly original debut [with] an action-packed story line,” Keith Thomson returns with a breakneck thriller that’s twice as explosive as the original.

In the tradition of Robert Ludlum, with a witty twist, Thomson’s second novel featuring a former spy and his son once again poses the question: What happens when a former CIA agent can no longer trust his own mind?

Charlie and Drummond Clark are now in Switzerland, hiding out from criminal charges in America and using the time to experiment with treatments to retrieve Drummond’s memory. When NSA operative Alice Rutherford, with whom Charlie has fallen in love, is kidnapped, the Clarks must dodge a formidable CIA case officer and his team to get her back.

About The Author

KEITH THOMSON is a former semipro baseball player in France, an editorial cartoonist for Newsday, a filmmaker with a short film shown at Sundance, and a screenwriter who currently lives in Alabama. He writes on intelligence and other matters for the Huffington Post.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rebecca on April 13, 2011

This sequel is not as good as the first book, Once a Spy. This one is more about Charlie, the son, rather than Drummond, the CIA spook father with Alzheimer's. In this book, Charlie's love interest, Alice, is kidnapped, while the antagonist, Bream, tries to secure a nuclear equipped washing machine......more

Goodreads review by Chris on March 01, 2011

Just a few weeks after the explosive events of Once a Spy, Charlie is fully in the driver's seat of his own adventure. Drummond is indispensible, but this time the former spy with early-onset Alzheimers is more of a partner to his son than a rescuer. The miraculous bouts of lucidity in Once a Spy we......more

Goodreads review by Nick on March 14, 2011

The follow up to Once a spy, which was a light but fast paced thriller using the unusual subject of a main lead being a spy with Alzheimer's. I thought it was okay, but was slightly underwhelmed as it was almost comic book like it it's pace and the logic didn't work at times. But this is a slightly......more

Goodreads review by Peter on April 02, 2011

This is the Sequel to the truly stunning novel, Once A Spy, the novel about a CIA agent in the early stages of a very virulent alzheimer and his son, a nere do well math genius turned gambler. The first book was truly inspired and this one is very good but some of the edge of the first tale is dulle......more

Quotes

PRAISE FOR TWICE A SPY:

"[Thomson] writes fluid, vivid prose, good dialogue and first-rate action scenes."
—The Washington Post


"Razor-sharp writing, laugh-out-loud humor, and a sturdy plot combine to make [Twice a Spy] a real treat for thriller fans... The nonstop action and quirky, engaging characters will leave readers eager for the next installment and the next and the next."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review


"Buoyant, fast and fun... Thomson again hits a sweet spot in this highly original thriller, balancing gripping action sequences with humor a step or two above what you'd expect from the genre."
—Kirkus


PRAISE FOR ONCE A SPY:

“It takes a huge talent to blow dust from the corners of today’s comfortable thriller genre. Keith Thomson has that talent, in spades.” —Lincoln Child, author of Deep Storm

“Once a Spy is the most enjoyable book I’ve read this year. Utterly original, it is an adrenaline-fueled concoction of sidesplitting humor and genuine suspense. What a find! I can’t imagine not loving this gem of a novel.” —Christopher Reich, author of Rules of Deception

“First-novelist Thomson has his tongue firmly in cheek in this clever, engaging, and frenetic tale . . . His knowledge of spooks’ tools, techniques, and mind-sets builds verisimilitude . . . A terrifically entertaining thriller.” —Booklist

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