White Lie

John Winter, Book 1

By: John Templeton Smith

Narrated by: Malk Williams

Bristling with authenticity and authority, White Lie is military-thriller writing of the highest calibre.

John Winter thought his flying days were over. But when his new life falls victim to dirty, distant war, Winter’s unique skills, honed over years in the military, mean someone’s going to pay. The CIA black-ops wing is only too happy to let a former British combat pilot, SAS man and mercenary with nothing left to lose make sure they do. Sent on a covert, deniable mission to South America, Winter faces a ruthless and powerful enemy. Success or failure will come down to his ability to lead a rag-tag air force from the cockpit of a lethal but battleworn British jet fighter: the English Electric Lightning F6.

©2020 John Templeton Smith (P)2021 W F Howes

Critic reviews

"Taut, literate suspense with plenty of action." (Stephen Coonts)

Creative story.

Aviation detail & lore that blended well with the storyline. Numerous supporting subplots really done well.

The author has written a great novel!

The author has written a fantastic novel, full of intrigue and suspense! The narration is superb, bringing the characters to life!

A good abridgement would be much better.

This story was probably very realistic with the way the story unfolded from several points of view. unfortunately that also made it tedious and not very exciting. way to much talk, not enough action.

great listen.

Once it got started, it was a pleasure to listen to. If you have flying and soldiering in your past, and a good sense of right and wrong, you're going to love this one.

This book is one of my favorite recent listens.

At first I really questioned why I was continuing to listen to this story, not sure why. But by the 2nd chapter I was hooked, eager to discover what was going on. A real whodoneit. I saved this book for a second listen.