Two years ago, the Monochrome inquiry was set up to investigate the British secret service. Monochrome's mission was to ferret out misconduct, allowing the civil servants seconded to the inquiry, Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, unfettered access to confidential information in the service archives.
But with progress blocked at every turn, Monochrome is circling the drain ... Until the OTIS file appears out of nowhere.
What classified secrets does OTIS hold that see a long-redundant spy being chased through Devon's green lanes in the dark? What happened in a newly reunified Berlin that someone is desperate to keep under wraps? And who will win the battle for the soul of the secret service - or was that decided a long time ago?
Spies and pen-pushers, politicians and PAs, high-flyers, time-servers and burn-outs . . . They all have jobs to do in the daylight. But what they do in the secret hours reveals who they really are.
I loved this read! I've read a few of Mick Herron's books and although this is a standalone there is a slight link with a couple of the characters. I loved the storyline and how we were seeing different peoples angles and stories within both the current time and the past.
I loved the interview scenes which turned into full on 'flashbacks' of the story from the past, and they way the story was revealed was incredible. I found there nearer towards the end I was getting, the quicker I had to read. I really enjoyed some of the revelations that happened and then I had finished the book and was a tad confused (not unheard of for me) and then all of a sudden I had a moment - read back a few pages and declared myself an absolute idiot that I hadn't clicked a little earlier!
The book is out on the 14th September - you can pre-order here
And if you haven't read any of Mick's previous books you can find them via this link :)
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