City Of A Thousand Spies: Conor McBride International Mystery Series

Written by Kathryn Guare

Narrated by Wayne Farrell

An Iranian, a Bohemian, and an Irishman walk into a bar. It's not a joke. It’s Conor McBride’s latest mission.  

Conor McBride has made a bargain he may live to regret, if he manages to live through it, at all. Lured by the chance to reboot his career as a violinist, he’s accepted a mission to Prague, agreeing to extract a defecting Iranian agent in exchange for the chance to perform while he’s there. His boss has promised a simple, stitched-up mission, but as he might have expected, it soon unravels into chaos and confusion.

The Iranian has endangered his own life with a shocking indiscretion, and a suspicious MI6 agent is hatching a plot that might spiral into an international crisis. It’s a dangerous combination, and on top of it all the partner Conor brought with him is a freshly trained operative he couldn’t persuade to stay home.

A year earlier, he’d arrived at Kate Fitzpatrick’s country inn like a fugitive in the night, with little to say for himself. In the months that followed she’d poked her way through all his cautious evasions and given up secrets of her own. Conor hopes their relationship is on track to become a different sort of partnership, but his desire to shield Kate from the covert side of his life was no match for her determination to share in its risks.

Before long it’s clear Conor is going to need all the new skills Kate can offer. Within hours of their arrival in Prague, a mysterious stranger is trailing their every more, and they are discovering the fabled lanes of this beautiful old-world city are not half as twisted as the secrets everyone is hiding.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kiltumper Close Press
• Release date: Oct 6, 2018
• ISBN: 9781094268224

Reviews for City Of A Thousand Spies

[JON VAN TIL · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Goof descriptions of Prague. But predictable and quite schmaltzy story.

[NNEAMAKA PAYNE · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is the third book in the 'Conor McBride' series, but it's not necessary to have read the previous novels Deceptive Cadence and The Silent Chord to enjoy this excellent book. However, if you haven't read them, I do urge you to do so.
City of a Thousand Spies sees Kate now, also working for MI5 along with Conor. They're still doing their day jobs of hotel keeper and classical violinist, respectively. Indeed, Conor's role as a musician will provide their cover for their next mission. A mission that takes them to the beautiful city of Prague. And it's a mission that develops into something much more complex and dangerous than either of them had anticipated.
The author describes Prague vividly and well. The atmosphere and the pace are pitched as perfectly as Conor's violin. The characters are fascinating and very well drawn. There's suspense, peril, and such poignant romance. What's not to love. For me, it's definitely in the 'couldn't put it down' category.
Type of reading: Romantic and exciting. A wet Sunday afternoon curled up on the sofa, coffee and cake to hand, kind of read - and a do-not-disturb sign on the door.
City of a Thousand Spies is published by Kiltumper Close Press and is available as a paperback and as an ebook. For me, it was one weekend that made it all right and the reading was very much entertaining and enjoyable. It is not the only form of romance but also an action pack with secret services and spy jobs. Excellent for good and enjoyable sets of books, love and will look for any other books written by Kathryn Guare.