Critical acclaim for Awakening of Spies (Dylan Series Book 1)

‘This book is authentic and gripping. It is written with great authority and terrific sense of pace. It is the first in what I believe will be an unmissable series of novels.’

– Peter Oborne, Press Awards Columnist of the Year 2012 and 2016

‘I have read Awakening of Spies with great enjoyment...Very impressive – I look forward to the next!’ – James Hamilton-Paterson, Whitbread Prize winner

Brian Landers started 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 travelling the world would be more exciting. His first full time role was helping a former Director General of Defence 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 Apart was 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.