Porter, Henry

Recommended to listeners interested in fiction based on true events. ["Naji's and Samson's interlaced histories will appeal to readers who enjoy thrillers enriched with social and political issues and driven by suspenseful episodes of flight and pursuit": LJ 7/18 review of the Mysterious hc.]

Porter's sixth thriller (after The Bell Ringers), with its plethora of coincidences, requires a willing suspension of disbelief, but the reward is a dramatic portrayal of the difficulties faced by child refugees. Naji and Samson's interlaced histories will appeal to readers who enjoy thrillers enriched with social and political issues and driven by suspenseful episodes of flight and pursuit.

When New York lawyer Kate Lockhart travels to England to attend the funeral of her estranged friend, the UK prime minister's former head of intelligence, her role as benefactor of his estate leads to a complex, Orwellian tale of political intrigue, devastating power, and unprecedented conspiracy...