Ascension

By: Oliver Harris

Narrated by: James Langton

British spy Elliot Kane is forced out of semi-retirement to investigate a colleague’s suspicious death on Ascension Island, a remote and rocky outpost of the British military in the middle of the Atlantic.

Despite foiling a plot to incite a new world war, Elliot Kane has been on probation with MI6 since his rogue misadventures in Kazakhstan. Granted a job teaching literature to college students, he surprisingly enjoys a conventional life away from the intelligence services. Then a former colleague reaches out with a request: one of her tech specialists on a long-term, covert mission has killed himself, and the agency needs to find out why before proceeding with the vital operation. The carrot in this offer is helping his old friend; the stick is more disciplinary action if he doesn’t comply. So Kane takes on deep cover again and heads to one of the most remote places on the planet, Ascension Island.

A curious legacy of England’s imperial past, Ascension is a desolate rock made of dead volcanic cones located in the Atlantic Ocean halfway between Brazil and Angola. Only employees and their families are allowed to reside there, and the island contains both British and American military bases. After learning that a teenage girl disappeared on the same night as the technician’s suicide, Kane finds himself with two mysteries to solve. With local tensions running high, he needs to move quickly before suspicion falls on him. Kane soon realizes the island has more secrets than even the government knows, some leading straight to the highest offices in London.

Ascension Island I'm another novel

reading another book and Ascension Island has become the center of attention. Thanks for an outstanding followup book starring
Mr. Kane.

People need to discover Oliver Harris

Oliver Harris displays high caliber writing. The command of language, character, and plot are well above the genre norms. Cannot wait for a third installment of Elliott Kane.

Great sequel in a great series

The story was well organized and well told. Though it is very much a work of fiction, there was still a good deal of relevance, which i believe kept the story from being too over the top. Great story, and excellent voice work.

Really enjoyed the Kane series so far

another solid harris spy book

similar to shadow intelligence, starts with a slow burn and I wasn't sure what was important to track, all comes together and pops off quickly in the end. engaging read and narration