Shadow of a Shadow
A Lydia Twomey Thriller
Published on 28. June 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
424 pages
978-1-915603-88-3 (ISBN)
Description
Claustrophobia. Resentment. Paranoia. Murder.
H11 is an archive of state secrets so deadly it's kept four floors below ground in MI5's London HQ, completely isolated from the outside world and with no internet connection. It's staffed by the oddballs and rejects from the spy service.
When Lydia Twomey, a bright, young MI5 officer - no fan of the public school and Oxbridge-educated male elite who run the agency - is sent down to H11 to investigate the suspicious death of one of the staff, she finds a claustrophobic world ruled over by the charismatic but controlling Gerard Bell. She's quickly convinced that the 'accident' was murder and that one or more of the seven H11 staff were involved. After a second murder, Lydia becomes a target herself...
As the body count rises, it becomes clear that the stakes are much higher, and Lydia finds herself at the centre of a plot that could topple democracy in Britain.
H11 is an archive of state secrets so deadly it's kept four floors below ground in MI5's London HQ, completely isolated from the outside world and with no internet connection. It's staffed by the oddballs and rejects from the spy service.
When Lydia Twomey, a bright, young MI5 officer - no fan of the public school and Oxbridge-educated male elite who run the agency - is sent down to H11 to investigate the suspicious death of one of the staff, she finds a claustrophobic world ruled over by the charismatic but controlling Gerard Bell. She's quickly convinced that the 'accident' was murder and that one or more of the seven H11 staff were involved. After a second murder, Lydia becomes a target herself...
As the body count rises, it becomes clear that the stakes are much higher, and Lydia finds herself at the centre of a plot that could topple democracy in Britain.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-915603-88-3 (9781915603883)
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Person
Crispin Keith was born in Malta in 1952 and brought up in Beirut, Mogadishu, Damascus, Basra, Madrid, the New Forest, Benghazi and Sana'a. Crispin taught history for thirty-seven years. He started writing novels aged ten, followed by plays, teaching materials, biographies, short stories and songs. He sings in a band, has acted and released a successful album. Crispin lives on the Isle of Wight.