Up to date tense spy thriller with great locations

• Book: The Secret War
• Location: Beijing (Peking), Hamburg, Liverpool, London, New York City (NYC)
• Author: Louise Burfitt-Dons

Review Author: Mai Z.

There are many locations in this book and it covers so much! Very contemporary about the life of British Chinese and the influence of the Communist Party on university students studying abroad.

Beijing (during lockdown). Liverpool University. London. Then a lot of the action is set on a transatlantic liner between Hamburg, Southampton Docks and New York.

The book was thought-provoking, well researched and the story had so many twists and turns it was hard not to keep reading.

I really enjoyed how the author led us into the present day situation with regards bioweapons. But there were other sub plots which were great. The characters were really strong and drew you into the book. Recommend!

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