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The Inquiry

By: Will Caine
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Knowledge of these files is classified.

You must not use police or intelligence services to carry out your investigation. Those channels are compromised.

A final warning: you must move fast.

Former MP Francis Morahan swore never to return to politics. But when he’s asked to chair a government inquiry into the intelligence agencies’ record against terror, it’s clear that it’s an order from the top – not a request.

Sara Shah once teetered on the edge of a dangerous circle. Now a lawyer in a prestigious London firm, she’s put her past behind her. Until a letter delivered by hand summons her to join the Morahan Inquiry.

Duty-bound, Sara accepts. Armed only with a list of names, dodging her one-time connection to the networks she infiltrates, she finds herself led by an anonymous source into the darkest corners of post-9/11 Britain.

What, or who, was the weapon at the heart of British terror?

IT IS A SECRET SOME WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO KEEP HIDDEN.

Westminster’s best-kept secrets are hunted down in this edge-of-your-seat political thriller – perfect for fans of Sam Bourne, Frank Gardner and Mick Herron.

©2019 Will Caine (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Political Thriller & Suspense War & Military Espionage Thriller Military Suspense Mystery
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"Fast-paced, thrilling and uncomfortably credible." (Ross Armstrong, author of The Girls Beneath)

"Highly enjoyable. Edge of the seat stuff!" (Simon Booker, author of Kill Me Twice)

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Strangely dull

Maybe it’s because male authors don’t always get it right with female characters but “Sara” is a cardboard cutout as the main protagonist in this story. She’s a young Muslim barrister chosen to be part of an investigative panel into relations between government and the Muslim community. The author does nothing to flesh out her beliefs and motivations, while darkly referring to the past and her receipt of an email warning of a terrorist attack in 2005.

The sinister Karim has ham actor lines and plays the villain throughout. The plot is meandering and repetitive with no tension being built before the handful of (unlikely) deaths.

The narrator irritated me by always lowering his voice to an almost inaudible pitch when reading the female parts and generally made the whole story pretty lifeless. His voice for Karim was so laughably Middle Eastern villainous it made me reach for the fast forward button even when I was half asleep.

Really, this book is a bit of a turkey. Don’t waste a credit on it.

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I really enjoyed this book it was gripping from beginning to end. It would make a fantastic TV conspiracy series with a truly shocking end. Great work Will Caine, I can’t wait for the next.

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Mills and Boon meets Dan Brown

Completely unbelievable plot. Cliched characters uttering cliched dialogue. Starts out badly and gets much, much worse. Dreadful.

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