The Spy

by James Phelan

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Book 1 of The Jed Walker Series

Pub Date Aug 06 2024 | Archive Date Aug 20 2024

Blackstone Publishing

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

Jed Walker is the man you want watching your back.

A sinister group—code-named Zodiac—has launched devastating global attacks. Twelve targets across the world, twelve code-named missions. Operating distinct sleeper cells, they are the ultimate terrorist organization, watching and waiting for a precise attack to activate the next group. It is a frightening and deadly efficient way to stay one step ahead … and cause the most chaos.

For ex-CIA operative Jed Walker, chaos is his profession. On the outer, burned by his former agency, he is determined to clear his name. Stopping Zodiac is the only way. Desperate to catch the killers and find the mastermind, he can’t afford to lose the next lead, but that means that sometimes the terrorists have to win.

Ultimately, it all comes down to Walker: he’s the only one who can break the chain and put the group to sleep … permanently. It’s exactly eighty-one hours until deadline.

Jed Walker is the man you want watching your back.

A sinister group—code-named Zodiac—has launched devastating global attacks. Twelve targets across the world, twelve code-named missions. Operating...

A Note From the Publisher

James Phelan discovered a love of geo-political thrillers as a teenager. After high school he went on to study architecture, and then English literature, eventually graduating with a PhD in writing. It was during his masters degree and while working at The Age newspaper James developed the idea that would become his first published book, and would lead to seeing his novels in print. James currently lives in Melbourne. He regularly talks at schools, libraries, and literary festivals in Australia and overseas.

Advance Praise

“James Phelan has produced a big, juicy, rollicking tale in the spirit of Robert Ludlum. We haven’t seen an international thriller like this for a long time.”
Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author
“Jed Walker is right there in Reacher’s rearview mirror.” Lee Child

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Also available: Books 2–5 in the Jed Walker Series
James Phelan is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than twenty-five novels

Also available: Books 2–5 in the Jed Walker Series
James Phelan is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than twenty-five novels

Available Editions

EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9781094193205
PRICE	$16.99 (USD)

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