Spycatcher

By Matthew Dunn

Spycatcher - Matthew Dunn
  • Release Date: 2011-08-09
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 340 Ratings

Description

“Great talent, great imagination, and real been-there done-that authenticity make this one of the year’s best thriller debuts.”
—Lee Child

“Not since Fleming charged Bond with the safety of the world has the international secret agent mystique been so anchored with an insider’s reality.”
—Noah Boyd, New York Times bestselling author of Agent X and The Bricklayer

“A real spy proves he is a real writer—and a truly deft and inventive one. Spycatcher is a stunning debut.”
—Ted Bell, New York Times bestselling author of Warlord

A real life former field officer, Matthew Dunn makes an extraordinary debut with Spycatcher, a masterwork of international espionage fiction that crackles with electrifying authenticity. Fans of Daniel Silva, Robert Ludlum, Brad Thor, and Vince Flynn will be on the edge of their seats as intelligence agent Will Cochrane—working on a joint covert mission for the CIA and MI6—sets out to capture a brilliant and ruthless Iranian spy. Timely and gripping, Spycatcher rockets the reader into a shadowy world of terrorism and counter-terrorism, and holds them in an iron grip until the last pulse-pounding page is turned.

Reviews

  • He knew

    3
    By Inkretable
    Throughout the story, every transition used the phrase “he knew that…” I thought that the connection with Lana was weak and her excuse for hating Megiddo was even weaker. The result was that the ending was not much of a surprise.
  • Terrible book. Zero - characters, Zero - story, Zero - writing, Zero - imagination

    1
    By Lpsea
    I disliked everything about this book
  • Could have been so good…

    2
    By Brazilian Warrior
    Book starts well, but the repetition of situations (protagonist getting shot and recovering immediately), and absolutely stupid decisions by everyone character, makes things go downhill fast. Lastly, the true hero is the protagonist’s travel agent.
  • GW

    5
    By Eily2030
    Great read. Matthew Dunn is one of the top authors for spy fiction. I could not put the book down!! 🔫💣💣👍 G
  • Outstanding!

    5
    By Otitus
    This is an excellent and well written novel. Characters are well developed and the plot is logically unveiled. Everything moved the story forward. Only one thing struck me as odd, and wasn't necessary for the narrative, was having a senior level operative undertake international travel to pick up a letter and return to Europe to share it. A courier couldn't have brought it? The encrypted fax machine was out for repair? A secure satellite transmission couldn't help? It's like sending the Vice President to pick up a pizza instead of having it delivered. But, read the book or go see the movie, its well worth the time.
  • Too many other great options to waste your time.

    1
    By Austin_MD
    Simplistic writing style. Illogical plot line. Cartoonish narration. Countless other good books in this genre. Mad at myself for finishing it. Should have just walked away.
  • Not worth the time

    1
    By FlatNeko
    Even by potboiler standards, the plot is completely implausible and Tedious. It had me groaning and rolling my eyes at every overdrawn cliche.
  • Spycatcher

    5
    By Inzalqco
    Couldn't put it down.