
A Reluctant Spy
David Goodman
Jamie Tulloch is a successful exec at a top tech company, a long way from his tough upbringing. But he has a secret . . . since the age of 23, he's been helped by the Legends Programme, a secret intelligence effort to prepare impenetrable backstories for undercover agents. Real people willing to briefly hand over their identities in return for assistance with plum jobs, influence and access. When his tap on the shoulder comes, it's swiftly followed by the thud of a body. Arriving at a French airport, Jamie finds his contact dead, the agent who's meant to step his life AWOL and his options for escape non-existent. Dangerously out of his depth, Jamie must convince his sceptical handler he can act as a trained espionage operative while using his own life story as convincing cover. Can Jamie play himself well enough to avoid being killed - and to avert a lethal global conflict?
““Engrossing... ingenious... Goodman combines traditional elements - the nods to Buchan, Fleming and le Carré - with the topicality of 2020s technology and the threat from Russia.””
About the Author…
David Goodman is an author of espionage and speculative fiction. He lives in East Lothian, just outside Edinburgh with his family. In David’s words: “It's a beautiful place. You should totally visit”! David tries to get out in the hills as often as he can, which isn't as often as he’d like. He spends too much money on camping gear and then just don't use it enough.