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Firefly by Henry Porter
Dec. 19th, 2018 11:03 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
From the refugee camps of Greece to the mountains of Macedonia, a thirteen-year-old boy is making his way to Germany and safety. Codenamed ‘Firefly’, he holds vital intelligence about a vicious ISIS terror cell and its plans to strike at the heart of Europe. But the terrorists are hot on his trail.
When MI6 becomes aware of Firefly and what he knows, Luc Samson, ex-MI6 agent and expert at finding missing persons, is recruited to locate Firefly and get him to safety before the terrorists find him and kill him.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Henry Porter’s standalone spy thriller is a timely affair set against the backdrop of the European migration crisis and taking on board the horrors perpetrated by ISIS during the Syrian civil war. However although Porter has clearly done his research, the characters here (with the exception of Naji) have a stock feel to them and the plot is predictable, so that while I did keep turning the pages, I wasn’t as gripped as I wanted to be.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
From the refugee camps of Greece to the mountains of Macedonia, a thirteen-year-old boy is making his way to Germany and safety. Codenamed ‘Firefly’, he holds vital intelligence about a vicious ISIS terror cell and its plans to strike at the heart of Europe. But the terrorists are hot on his trail.
When MI6 becomes aware of Firefly and what he knows, Luc Samson, ex-MI6 agent and expert at finding missing persons, is recruited to locate Firefly and get him to safety before the terrorists find him and kill him.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Henry Porter’s standalone spy thriller is a timely affair set against the backdrop of the European migration crisis and taking on board the horrors perpetrated by ISIS during the Syrian civil war. However although Porter has clearly done his research, the characters here (with the exception of Naji) have a stock feel to them and the plot is predictable, so that while I did keep turning the pages, I wasn’t as gripped as I wanted to be.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
