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Traitors

A Sophie Racine Assassin Thriller, Book 1

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Traitors

By: Alex Shaw
Narrated by: Sarah Lambie
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About this listen

The start of a gripping new crime thriller series introducing Intelligence officer Sophie Racine and featuring ex-SAS officer Aidan Snow!

‘Alex Shaw is one of the best thriller writers around!’ Stephen Leather

A TRAITOR WHO CAN’T BE CAUGHT
French Intelligence officer Sophie Racine is tasked with travelling into the heart of a warzone in Ukraine. Her mission is to assassinate a Russian spy who took the French secret service apart piece by piece and gave their secrets to the Kremlin.

A PRISONER WHO CAN’T BE KILLED
Ex-SAS trooper and MI6 Officer Aidan Snow is also in Ukraine. Sent by British Intelligence, he must extract an innocent citizen caught up in the conflict in rebel-controlled Donetsk.

A WAR THAT CAN’T BE WON
When their missions collide, Snow and Racine find themselves outgunned and outnumbered. Even if they make it out of the warzone alive, danger won’t be far behind…

Perfect for fans of Killing Eve, Chris Ryan, James Deegan and Vince Flynn, this is an explosive action thriller you won’t be able to put down.

Don’t miss the first book in the explosive Sophie Racine thriller series!

©2021 Alex Shaw (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Espionage Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spies & Politics Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Russia War Suspense

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Critic reviews

"A cracking read! Fast-paced, thrilling without being gory and kept me turning the pages! I'm sure it'll be very successful." (Faith Martin)

"A terrific two-fisted thriller. Relentless pace, a kickass female protagonist and a tight, twisting plot that keeps the pages turning to the end." (Neil Lancaster)
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I loved it, and didn't want to stop listening! I'm glad I found this author and this series. Will absolutely be listening to the rest

Really good thriller!

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The story builds at a steady pace and feels very relevant at the time of writing (May 2022). IMHO this is a really good book and delves into the world of covert operations from a different angle. 👏🥳

Much better than I expected 5* 👍🙂

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Another great read from this author. The characters are superbly introduced aand developed to good effect. The result being a not puttsownable fantastic story that is both of current and enthralling.

Brilliant

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Whilst this was a "punt" listen - I'd never read the author, nor listened to the narrative- I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed this exploration of something that can easily happen today with the imperialism of Russia towards Ukraine.

I look forward to the follow up!

thoroughly enjoyable

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The story line is topical and action packed. a brilliant and unconventional twist of an ending setting up nicely a second book and series of Racine stories.

My only criticism is that it's just a bit jumpy between present day and the past to cover off the for the back story which disrupts the flow for me.

A strong finishing debut for Racine

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It has it all, double dealings, high octane chases and fights, breath taking bravery. A good story. But the one small annoying thing was the narration - in the same way it annoys me when male narrators out on a high pitch voice to depict a female talking, it annoys me when a female narrator drops an octave or two to depict a male speaker. It sounds and feels childish and isn’t necessary. Otherwise very well narrated.

Edge of the seat thriller

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