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.

Someone wants Russian millionaire Dmitry Lebedev dead. After years flying under the radar in Sydney, he’s just had a sex worker 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.

About the Author

Tim Ayliffe has been a journalist for 25 years and is the Managing Editor of Television and Video for ABC News and the former Executive Producer of News Breakfast. His day job in journalism has proven to be the perfect research ground for writing global thrillers. He is the author of the ‘John Bailey’ series including The Greater Good, State of Fear, The Enemy Within and his most recent novel, Killer Traitor Spy. Ayliffe's thrillers have also been optioned for TV. When he's not writing or chasing news stories, Ayliffe watches rugby and surfs. He lives in Sydney.