The Traitor: A high octane, warp-speed thriller - Guardian
By (Author) Ava Glass
Cornerstone
Penguin (Cornerstone)
5th December 2023
14th September 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
823.92
Paperback
432
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
287g
Tension, danger and pace, pace, pace ... Emma Makepeace is being tracked by a deadly traitor in the second novel in the Alias Emma series. LONDON. EARLY MORNING. A body is found in a padlocked suitcase. Investigator Emma Makepeace knows it's murder. And it's personal. She quickly establishes that the dead man had been shadowing two oligarchs suspected of procuring illegal weapons in the UK. And it seems likely that an insider working deep within the British government is helping them. To find out who the traitor is, Emma goes deep undercover on a superyacht owned by one of the oligarchs. But the glamorous veneer of the rich hides dark secrets. Out at sea, Emma is both hunter and prey, and no one can protect her. Never has the turquoise sea and golden sands of the Rivera seemed so dangerous. As the hunt intensifies, Emma knows that she is in mortal danger. And that she needs to find the traitor before they find her ... ____________ PRAISE FOR THE CHASE . . . 'Alias Emma by is one of those wonderful thrillers that you read in a day and know you'll remember for years.' James Patterson 'A thrilling read ... I could not have loved it more!' Lisa Jewell 'Totally addictive ... Once you start reading, you won't stop' Lisa Gardner 'Thriller with a capital T' Jonathan Kellerman
AVA GLASS is a former crime reporter and civil servant. Her time working for the government introduced her to the world of spies, and she's been fascinated by them ever since. She lives in the south of England.