A Spy's Life

Robert Harland Series, Book 1

By: Henry Porter

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

An ex-British spy finds himself dragged back into the world of espionage after a mysterious plane crash....

Robert Harland ended his career as a British spy in an Austrian hospital, after being tortured and beaten by Czech security agents in the last days of the communist regime. He was young enough then to find a new life with the Red Cross and then with the UN.

Twelve years later his UN plane crashes in mysterious circumstances at La Guardia airport, New York, and Harland is the only survivor. Was it sabotage and, if so, was Harland the target?

It is soon clear to Harland that the answers are to be found in his past, a past which, along with its secrets and tradecraft, he has desperately tried to forget. And now the crash has thrown him back into a world of relentless intrigue and mistrust, to his youth, and a life-changing love affair....

©2001 Henry Porter (P)2022 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Gets worse as it goes

Decent start with maybe a bit of a miracle, but then just realize it is a series of implausible events as book continues.

Story lost in Narrative

After thoroughly enjoying Remembrance Day. I found this audio book very disappointing.
Unfortunately, the narrators attempts to act capture characters varying emotions seems out of sync with the actual dialogue and storyline. It became so annoying I found it difficult to follow the story.

Complex characters I liked this story very much and would recommend it to everyone

I enjoyed the issues that crossed Cold War and recent internecine conflicts. The impression of the US was perhaps a bit too shallow.
Nevertheless I would strongly recommend this book

Fascinating Until the Artificial Ending

I was deeply immersed in this novel, barely taking breaks. It was a fascinating and devastating story that had me holding my breath and even crying. But the final chapter dropped my overall rating due to its contrived, unlikely ending.

A slow moving spy story

Not a bad read but underwhelming. Further character development required. Probably worth a credit though