The dark clouds shining
Downing, David, 1946-2019
Book
London, 1921. Ex-Secret Service spy Jack McColl is in prison serving time for assaulting a cop. McColl has been embittered by the Great War. He can't stomach spying for the British Empire anymore. He's also heartbroken. The love of his life, radical journalist Caitlin Hanley, parted ways with him three years earlier so she could offer her services to the Communist revolution in Moscow. Then his former Secret Service boss offers McColl the chance to escape his jail sentence if he takes a dangerous and unofficial assignment in Russia, where McColl is already a wanted man. He would be spying on other spies, sniffing out the truth about MI5 meddling in a high-profile assassination plot. The target is someone McColl respects. The MI5 agent involved is someone he loathes. With the knowledge that he may be walking into a death trap, McColl sets out for Moscow, the scene of his last heartbreak.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadishead Library | Adult Fiction | Paperback | Available |
| Pendleton Library | Adult Fiction | Paperback | Available |
Main title:
The dark clouds shining / David Downing.
Author:
Downing, David, 1946-, author
Work:
Imprint:
New York : Soho Crime, 2019.
Collation:
384 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Jack McColl novel ; 4.
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.
ISBN:
9781641290203 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
BRN:
2795555