Killer Traitor Spy

SET TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN. Journalist John Bailey and CIA officer Ronnie Johnson join forces to outwit their most deadly adversary yet. 'Ayliffe is a master of the genre.' Sulari Gentill STEALING SECRETS IS A DEADLY GAME Someone wants Russian millionaire Dmitry Lebedev dead. After years flying under the radar in Sydney, he's just had a narrow escape when a sex worker is poisoned in his hotel room. In desperation he contacts his former CIA case officer, Ronnie Johnson, offering to expose a traitor inside the Australian government in return for protection. John Bailey has spent decades risking his life to break news stories. Along the way he's made some interesting friends, including Ronnie - who saved his life in Iraq - and Scarlett Merriman, whose night with Lebedev left her in a coma. And now they both need Bailey's help. While Bailey investigates what happened to Scarlett, Ronnie Johnson is calling in an old debt. Because the same people going after Lebedev have framed Ronnie for murder. From Canberra to Moscow to Beijing, Killer Traitor Spy uncovers the new lines of espionage in the twenty-first century. It proclaims Ayliffe as a master of the genre. 'A carefully crafted, propulsive thriller that sails uncomfortably close to the truth.' Michael Brissenden 'Torn from the headlines and relentlessly paced.' Matthew Spencer Review: 'A propulsive, sharply-plotted spy thriller. Torn from the headlines and relentlessly paced.' - Matthew Spencer, author of Black River 'Tim Ayliffe writes on a grand scale-stories of international intrigue, extreme ideologies, life and death stakes-all told with a journalist's insight into humanity at its worst and its best. With Killer Traitor Spy, Ayliffe proves he is a master of the genre.' - Sulari Gentill, author of The Woman in the Library 'Ayliffe knows his stuff . . . Killer Traitor Spy is a carefully crafted, propulsive thriller that sails uncomfortably close to the truth.' - Michael Brissenden, former ABC Moscow correspondent and author of The List 'Journalist turned author, Tim Ayliffe, continues to impress with his latest thriller. Cleverly examining espionage in Australia while producing an intense and entertaining story, Killer Traitor Spy is a captivating read that comes highly recommended.' aEURc Canberra Weekly aEURc