I love spy novels! All very exciting. Between wars, post wars, the Cold War. Fascinating! The idea of how a person becomes a spy and then a double agent is arresting. This was fairly slow in developing in the first instance however, which was a drag. In the end I d Every Spy a Traitor but I just didn’t love it as I’d wanted to.

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Didn’t love it at all. Was a bit confusing to follow and think, thin on plot. Heavy on double agent but too much of their story not enough spying. NetGalley provided the copy which was appreciated 2 s Nicki1,372

I enjoyed this espionage thriller, and I’m glad I took a chance on it when I spotted it on NetGalley recently. It the first book in the Double Agent series by a new-to-me author.
As the synopsis states above it’s about a mole in British Intelligence known as ‘Archie’ and also about Charles Cooper, a young writer whose life takes an extraordinary turn whilst travelling around Europe writing his novel.
It was set in Europe in the 1930s just before the Second World War, so Charles comes into contact with some very interesting people and situations. People who you and me would definitely avoid, but he’s incredibly trusting and tends to take people at face value, which causes him a lot of problems in the long run.
I d Charles at first and enjoyed his European adventure, although I did find his naivety annoying at times. Maybe it’s because I’ve read a few spy novels, because it was quite obvious what was going to happen to him, every time he thought he was safe.
I loved the setting of this novel, especially the way it took me across lots of European cities. I didn’t have a clue who ‘Archie’ was and I look forward to trying to find out who he is in the the next book.
Definitely recommended if you enjoy espionage thrillers.
Thanks so much to Canelo and NetGalley for my digital copy via the NetGalley app.1930s arc england ...more2 s Jess86 7

Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. Thank you, NetGalley and publishers.

Every Spy a Traitor is a twisty tale of the late 1930s in Europe. A young English writer is reluctantly drawn into the world of espionage, spying for both the UK and the Soviet Union. But there are many other spies, and loyalties are always changing. Perfect for fans of Josh Lawton, this thriller is based on real events.giveaways mystery russia1 Paula66 1 follower

I've never read any espionage type of book before, so when I saw this on netgalley, I felt drawn to give the spy genre a go.

This novel as the description explains is pre world war 2 begining 1937 where an english man Charles Cooper is travelling around Europe to write his own novel and has become asked to simply take notes and pictures during his travels to which he replies you mean become a spy...!! Fully aware he decides this really shouldn't be too difficult considering his travels are innocent right although he does worry he may end up in jail or otherwise he has agreed to go ahead with the plan.

Throughout this plot there are various twists and turns simple things such as forgetting he is now an irish man not English and letting these things slip due to his own niavety when he meets various characters along his journey in Europe. Some situations that really leave him in some tricky situations that he just doesn't seem to quite ever learn the lesson of being aware and cautious even though he believed at times he was keeping to himself. He was briefed on how to gather Intel, etc, which in his eyes he saw this had been more of an entrapment rather than a recruitment process.

He thereafter takes on the identity of his grandfather to get away from the spy lofe he had been living to end the trace of which he had any involvement when he moved back to London where he was trying to write his novel. He begins to get pulled into things he should have stayed away from, but in Charles Cooper style he lets his curiosity and naivety take over. Then of course it doesn't take long for things to take a turn for him which lead to events he couldn't have expected nor did he wish to be part of but for him the life he began travelling in Europe when he agreed to be a spy set out the rest of his path. Once again he finds himself in a situation he feels he is trapped without a way out without a choice being recruited by MI5 in London to infiltrate, becoming aware if your not an asset you are a liability.

Who is Archie? This first book is setting the scene perfectly for a series with the initial outlay of Charles, code name Bertie now searching for another spy known as a traitor known as Archie in the later chapters....

Oh Charles Cooper how did you ever find yourself in these situations, there is a little humour in the way he trys to navigate his way through all these situations by minimising the severity or danger at times as a coping mechanism.

The narration is done well overall (side note below) and I think along with book cover gives the feeling of black noire movie when you begin to listen to the audio it takes you to that kind of vision until Charles moves back to London giving more of now feeling even though it is still based in the same timeline.

For me personally I don't think this is my usual genre and therefore the story didn't quite hit the mark for me however if this is your point of interest I do believe you would enjoy it alot more.

There has clearly been alot of research went into this book as the detail of this timeline and what was happening around these years from the little I do know is impeccable from this perspective I'd round up to 3.5
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