Secret Service - Hardcover

“A gripping thriller.”―Sunday Times (UK)

“There are resonant echoes of le Carré here―in the way the betrayals reach from marriage beds to the seats of governments―but there is also a distinctly contemporary feeling in the idea that truth, even when it's discoverable, may no longer matter.”―Booklist (starred review)

“Cracking, uber-topical spy thriller... Bradby deftly works in current fears of Moscow infiltrating our institutions amid a plot full of twists and turns.”―Financial Times

“The author reveals a rarely seen facet of secret agents: the domestic side. Not a clichéd Jane Bond, Kate is a mother to two teenagers, daughter to a spiteful mother sliding into dementia, and wife to a civil servant who may be working for a traitor. Ops go sideways, betrayals abound, and good people die. Bradby keeps the reader guessing to the last. Fans of cerebral spycraft in the vein of le Carré will enjoy this outing.”―Publishers Weekly

“Enthralling and fast-moving...packed with details of modern tradecraft in the twilight world of spooks, against a background of politics at its most Machiavellian, it is the stuff headlines are made of.”―Daily Mail (UK)

“Teems with twists and the denouement is imaginative and unexpected.”―Times (UK)

“A strong dose of international politics with an all-too-plausible premise.”―Observer (UK)

“An excellent thriller straight out of today's headlines...a fast, riveting yarn.”―Sun (UK)

Praise for Tom Bradby

“A cunning story of love, death and betrayal.” ―Chicago Tribune, on The White Russian

“Atmospheric and richly entertaining. . . . Political intrigue of the highest order.” ―Washington Post, on The White Russian

“A stretch limo of a book, needing every inch of interior space to incorporate its grand themes of political intrigue, social unrest and romantic betrayal.” ―News & Observer, on The White Russian

“Imperial Russia and the story of the doomed royal family continue to fascinate.... The tale of the Romanovs has always been stranger than fiction. Still, the small details that Bradby includes...lend a tantalizing authenticity to his fictional sidebar to one of the great stories of the twentieth century.” ―Orlando Sentinel, on The White Russian

“Brilliant. . . . St. Petersburg . . . illuminates The White Russian. . . . Rusky is a character to remember. . . . A complex mystery.”―Columbus Dispatch, on The White Russian

"Bradby's best book yet... Enjoyable and atmospheric" ―Sunday Telegraph (UK), on The God of Chaos

"Bradby has the talent of a reporter but the heart of a storyteller" ―Daily Mail (UK), on The God of Chaos

"A race-against-the-clock thriller and a complex psychological drama" ―Irish Independent, on The Sleep of the Dead

"This feisty, pacey thriller by Tom Bradby has it all - nervy gangsters, crooked politicians, gutsy cops and a sexy moll. It is also blessed with excellent timing....A top-notch piece of crime writing" ―Press Association (UK), on Blood Money