I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour today for The Righteous Spy by Merle Nygate, the first book to be published by Verve Books, a new digital imprint, it is also Merle’s debut novel.
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INNOCENT LIVES ARE AT RISK… BUT WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY?
Eli Amiram is Mossad’s star spy runner and the man responsible for bringing unparalleled intelligence to the Israeli agency. Now, he’s leading an audacious operation in the UK that feeds his ambition but threatens his conscience.
The British and the Americans have intel Mossad desperately need. To force MI6 and the CIA into sharing their priceless information, Eli and his maverick colleague Rafi undertake a risky mission to trick their allies: faking a terrorist plot on British soil.
But in the world of espionage, the game is treacherous, opaque and deadly…
Doesn’t that sound good? If you’re interested in purchasing a copy of the book the link is at the bottom of this post. Now, if you’d like to brush up on your spy knowledge, why not have a go at answering the questions below.
COMPETITION: KNOW YOUR TRADECRAFT
6 What is a shoe?
A Russian intelligence jargon for passport
B British intelligence jargon for a DNA test
C Israeli intelligence jargon for super-secret
D American intelligence jargon for easy access to a source
7 What is Tombstoning?
A Visiting cemeteries to find child deaths to assist with faking new identities
B Taking part in a tourist trip to get close enough for a targeted assassination
C A hobby that’s similar to brass rubbing.
8 What is Treff?
A Hungarian goulash immortalised in Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale
B The international intelligence term for a rendezvous with an agent
C Intelligence from an asset that is so low grade that it’s completely worthless
9 What is meant by cultivation?
A Secret drug farms used to fund spy activity
B Development of a potential asset
C Training courses that take place at The Farm, the CIA training facility in Virginia
10 What’s a walk in?
A A volunteer spy who approaches an intelligence agency asking to work for them
B A method of checking that you’re not being followed by walking into shops or buildings.
C An intelligence boss recruited from outside of a department
If you think you’ve answered all the questions above correctly, don’t forget to check out on Twitter tomorrow to see if you were right. The answers will be published on Verve Book’s official Twitter account @Verve_Books
Don’t forget to check out the other bloggers taking part in the tour, for reviews and lots more interesting content. Thank you to Katherine Sunderland at Verve Books for inviting me to take part. If you would like to purchase a copy of The Righteous Spy you can do so by clicking the link below.
Publisher: Verve Books
Publication date: 18th October 2018
Print length: 277 pages
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