A Traitor's Call
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'One of our finest new spy writers' DAILY MIRROR
'Perfect for fans of Mick Herron, David McCloskey and Alex Gerlis' DAILY EXPRESS
WHEN THE MIDNIGHT LINE RINGS, SOMEONE'S IN DANGER.
In the early hours, a terrified call comes into SIS. Russell Finch, a former operative, claims to have information about an imminent attack, that he'll divulge if two conditions are met.
He will only talk, alone and off-the-record, with the newly-recruited Jamie Tulloch - and it must be in 'The Box', a grand Pimlico townhouse that's secretly the most secure safehouse in London: a soundproofed, impenetrable bunker.
But the attack has already begun. A retired SIS officer wanders a Sussex beach with no memory of how he got there. Mysterious drones hover in the sky. Systems crash and roads are gridlocked. And there's more on the way, with millions riveted by a series of timers ticking down online.
With panic, suspicion and mistrust rising across the country - and at the highest levels of government - the SIS team must race to uncover the origin of this mysterious new threat.
Who's behind this broad-spectrum chaos? What does Russell Finch know? And why will he only speak to Jamie Tulloch?
Praise for multi-award-winning author David Goodman:
'Goodman combines traditional elements - the nods to Buchan, Fleming and le Carré - with the topicality of 2020s technology' SUNDAY TIMES
'If you think you've read every twist in every area of the genre, think again. Don't start it last thing at night, or you might miss breakfast' VAL MCDERMID
'A propulsive, intelligent, ripped-from-the-headlines spy novel that's guaranteed to cost you hours of sleep. Highly recommended' DAVID McCLOSKEY
'A gripping debut, perfect for fans of Mick Herron and David McCloskey' THE SUN
'A twisty storyline and convincing action scenes make this a very promising debut' FINANCIAL TIMES
'A twisting, edge-of-your-seat tale of mercenaries, greed, corruption, and espionage' I.S. BERRY
'In the very top tier of espionage fiction' M. W. CRAVEN
'An excellent debut with terrific pace...will grip you to the end' JAMES SWALLOW
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About the author
David Goodman is an award-winning, multi-genre Scottish author. His debut novel A RELUCTANT SPY won the 2025 McDermid Debut Award and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize and was optioned for television by Carnival Films. The sequel SOLITARY AGENTS was longlisted for the 2026 McIlvanney Prize.
David was born and brought up in Edinburgh and East Lothian, before living and working in Aberdeen and London. He now lives in East Lothian with his wife Valerie.
