The Eastern Ukraine Question
John Mordred, #1
Mystery & Suspense, Espionage, Fiction & Literature, Thrillers
| Author: | James Ward | ISBN: | 9781540138019 |
| Publisher: | Cool Millennium | Publication: | October 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Ward |
| ISBN: | 9781540138019 |
| Publisher: | Cool Millennium |
| Publication: | October 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The first of the John Mordred novels!
"Readers will find John Mordred to be one of the most appealing characters in fiction today." – Publisher's Daily.
"John Mordred comes alive on the page and is a character readers will not soon forget." – The Booklife Review.
A cabal of Russian oligarchs instigates unrest in the far east of Russia as the first stage of an attempt to unseat Vladimir Putin. Britain offers covert support in the form of five MI7 agents. The disturbances mirror those in Eastern Ukraine and, if pushed far enough, might persuade the Kremlin to retract its territorial interests in Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhia.
However, once the five operatives are shipped east, events take an unexpected turn. One by one, they begin to disappear.
Enter Grey Department's John Mordred, by grudging consensus, MI7's best agent. Young, idiosyncratic and a linguistic genius, Mordred prefers diplomacy to battle, doing the right thing to defending the realm.
Yet he won't necessarily duck a confrontation. Especially when the lives of his co-agents are at stake.
Which – given the job description - they usually are …
"J. J. Ward brings protagonist John Mordred alive on the page … The author displays exceptional ability when it comes to storytelling." – Emerald Book Review.
The Eastern Ukraine Question was written in 2014, at the same time as the events which form its backdrop.
The first of the John Mordred novels!
"Readers will find John Mordred to be one of the most appealing characters in fiction today." – Publisher's Daily.
"John Mordred comes alive on the page and is a character readers will not soon forget." – The Booklife Review.
A cabal of Russian oligarchs instigates unrest in the far east of Russia as the first stage of an attempt to unseat Vladimir Putin. Britain offers covert support in the form of five MI7 agents. The disturbances mirror those in Eastern Ukraine and, if pushed far enough, might persuade the Kremlin to retract its territorial interests in Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhia.
However, once the five operatives are shipped east, events take an unexpected turn. One by one, they begin to disappear.
Enter Grey Department's John Mordred, by grudging consensus, MI7's best agent. Young, idiosyncratic and a linguistic genius, Mordred prefers diplomacy to battle, doing the right thing to defending the realm.
Yet he won't necessarily duck a confrontation. Especially when the lives of his co-agents are at stake.
Which – given the job description - they usually are …
"J. J. Ward brings protagonist John Mordred alive on the page … The author displays exceptional ability when it comes to storytelling." – Emerald Book Review.
The Eastern Ukraine Question was written in 2014, at the same time as the events which form its backdrop.
