A web of deceit, a world on the brink.Thomas Dylan, an unlikely recruit, finds himself thrust into the treacherous world of espionage. Rejected by MI6, he joins the Ministry of Defence, where his first mission ends in disaster. Now, he's tasked with recovering a stolen submarine interrogator in Rio de Janeiro, only to discover that allies have their own agendas and his life is expendable.
In a city of sun, sea, and secret police, Dylan navigates a deadly game that began with a British spy's death in Argentina. As he confronts the brutal realities of Brazil's military dictatorship, he must decide who to trust. But can he trust the woman who has been lying to him from the start? With a stolen device at stake and enemies closing in, Dylan's awakening may be his last.
Brian Landersstarted writing newspaper columns to help pay his university bar bills and since then has written articles for various journals, newspapers and websites. He was once interviewed for a job at the government spy agency GCHQ in Cheltenham but decided that traveling the world would be more exciting. His first full time role was helping a former Director General of Defense Intelligence and a motley collection of ex-spooks set up a political intelligence unit in the City of London. Out of this sprang the character of Thomas Dylan, a novice who over the years progresses through the labyrinthine world of British Intelligence. Later, as a director of Waterstone’s and then of Penguin his love of writing was rekindled. His first book,Empires Apartwas published in the UK, US and India and was largely written while commuting to work. He has an MBA from London Business School and in 2018 he was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
From the author: "I spent my senior year of high school in the US, in St Charles, Illinois. That’s why I based some of the action in
Awakening of Spiesin Chicago."
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