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It’s 1975 and Czechoslovakia’s people are still kicking against the Soviet invasion. Tana Standish, a British psychic spy, is called in to repair the underground network. But there’s a traitor at work.
And there’s an establishment in Kazakhstan,
where Yakunin, one of their gifted psychics, has detected her presence in
Czechoslovakia. As he gets to know her, his loyalties become strained: does he
hunt her or save her?
When Tana’s captured in a secret Soviet
complex, London sends in Keith Tyson in a desperate attempt to get her out - or
to silence her - before she breaks under interrogation.
Here are some reviews:
This is an exciting and well-constructed espionage thriller. I do not
usually like this genre (I prefer horror stories) but I thought that this was
an intelligent and nicely-paced story. Morton pays great attention to detail
and he has created a memorable heroine with Tana Standish - a tough, efficient
super-spy with psychic powers who makes James Bond and Harry Palmer look like
Austin Powers…
The unusual twist is that as well as being lethal in armed and unarmed combat, Tana also possesses a psychic sixth-sense and telepathic abilities which certainly come in handy at times as the action moves towards a thrilling climax. There is plenty of (literally) thought-provoking material thrown in along the way making this an extremely entertaining read. Even if you do not normally like spy thrillers, this is well worth checking out.
– Jeremy W Newbould, (Top 500 reviewer, Amazon)The unusual twist is that as well as being lethal in armed and unarmed combat, Tana also possesses a psychic sixth-sense and telepathic abilities which certainly come in handy at times as the action moves towards a thrilling climax. There is plenty of (literally) thought-provoking material thrown in along the way making this an extremely entertaining read. Even if you do not normally like spy thrillers, this is well worth checking out.
Welcome back to the Cold War. For those of
you who remember with affection those atmospheric spy stories set in Eastern
Europe, men and women with unpronounceable names, then this will surely be a
welcome return for you all. Snatches of John le Carré, Len Deighton and Adam
Hall are in effect sewn into the secret weave that runs like a latent thread
through the pages of Nik Morton's spy adventure set in Eastern Europe.
Morton’s heroine, Tana is made of stern stuff and possesses a savant like ability to move out of her consciousness and into an ethereal plane. Here she fights against the chilling torture methods used by her tormentor, Kasayiev to probe her mind and get her to break under his perverted methods.
Because Tana has learned of the top secret subterranean Sumava complex, British Intelligence have to get Tana out and save her from certain death. In a race against time, Morton puts together a fast moving narrative as Keith Tyson battles to save his colleague, Tana.
– Michael Parker, author of The Boy from Berlin
This
book reminded me of Le Carré - carefully crafted
and supremely well researched. As well as creating memorable characters (Tana
Standish will stay with me for a long time), Nik Morton captures the essence of
Prague and the Czech soul, educates us into the world of Eastern Bloc politics,
and tells an intricate tale of espionage. As if this weren’t enough, he
explores the fields of psychics and telepathy, adding intriguing depth to his
story.
Far more than a ‘spy thriller’, this book will astound both lovers of that genre and those looking for a truly satisfying read.
– Maureen Moss, editor and travel writer
Reading this excellent novel is a bit like an extreme sport.
The pages fly by at a pace, hindered only slightly by the mental anguish of
dealing with some unpronounceable Czech and Soviet names. But that was
certainly not enough to prevent me becoming engrossed in this relentless flow
of exciting action and carefully researched information which lasts right up to
the climactic denouement—in itself, both satisfying and rewarding—because Nik
Morton’s writing is very smooth and totally believable. All-in-all, this book gave me that feeling of “being there
myself”, rubbing shoulders with his characters, and for quite a while after
finishing it, I found myself thinking about them and all they had been through.
– William Daysh, author
of Over by Christmas
In his fast-paced novel
he surpasses Ian Fleming and paints a vivid picture of the dangerous life of
the attractive psychic spy Tana Standish.
– Joy Lennick, author of Hurricane Halsey
Interestingly,
Morton sells it as a true story passed to him by an agent and published as
fiction, a literary ploy often used by master thriller writer Jack Higgins.
Let’s just say that it works better than Higgins.
– Danny Collins, author of The Bloodiest Battles
As a book reviewer, I’ve been weaned on
highly trained agents with all kinds of fancy offensive gear at their
fingertips; masters of such disciplines as kung fu and jiu-jitsu, constantly
hopped in and out of bed. Nik Morton goes one better with his mind-blowing
characters. Through the medium of his super spy, Tana Standish – an Amazon of
Polish/English extraction – he adds more than a touch of paprika to the
machinations of the cloak and dagger world and weaves a really cleverly
contrived plot – explosive from start to finish. Get this – Tana is not just a
superwoman but a psychic too. Yet confusing the issue, the opposition are also
training psychic agents, one of whom is able to influence Tana’s movements yet
appears to be sympatico… (plot revelations omitted)… This tale is a
lively, well written espionage adventure with plenty of twists.
– Malcolm Smith, The New Coastal Press
[The above are a sample of reviews of the
book previously published as The Prague
Manuscript, which is OUT OF PRINT].
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