- Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (April 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446606677
- ISBN-13: 978-0446606677
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 163 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,749,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Kirkus Reviews
Coy debut action-romance featuring a British secret agent turned bestselling mystery novelist who can't quite stay out of the spy business. After her parents are murdered in an apparent IRA strike, Jane Nichols is raised by her kindly grandfather, a retired British Navy admiral who guides her toward the fatherly MI5 chief Douglas MacDonald. Packing a Walther PPK (one of James Bond's trademark weapons), Nichols takes to dangerous, violent IRA infiltration like a seasoned pro--until her lover (and fellow spy) Brian Hurst dies trying to protect her from a contract killing ordered by a red-headed, American-based IRA terrorist. Nichols tries to work out her romantic frustrations by pounding out a pseudonymous American trenchcoat mystery series that becomes successful enough for her agent to warn her to prepare for tax problems. Then Nichols's next spy job results in the death of a British undercover cop. Racked by nightmares and guilt, she quits MI5 and retires to a cozy bed-and-breakfast in Savannah, Georgia, intending to tour the swamps and continue her writing career. But, alas, she can't help but discover that her erstwhile red-headed adversary, Jim O'Neil, is a respected pillar of the local community. Newcomer Tan owes more to Sharon McCrumb than John le Carr‚, as Nichols submits to the advances of tough-talking Savannah Police Chief Alex Callaghan, a fan of her mysteries. As the two of them expose O'Neil, who drops into brogue as he strangles his victims, Tan piles on the clich‚s- -numerous blows, for example, cause Nichols repeatedly to ``explode'' in pain. At last, the besotted, Callaghan will murmur to Nichols, ``You're one tough cookie.'' Predictable but crisply written female fantasy, frothy and fun. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Plagued by memories of her lover's murder, burnt-out MI5 operative Jane Nichols moves to Savannah, Georgia, and devotes herself to writing hard-boiled private eye novels, however, amongst Savannah's historic houses is an enemy from her past.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A K A a pretty good read,
By James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A.K.A. Jane (Mass Market Paperback)
A K A Jane is a pretty good British female secret agent type novel. It is not the best of the genre out there but is a very enjoyable read. Jane Nichols wants to retire from her life as a secret agent after coming off a mission that has taken its tole mentally and physically. As well as being a secret agent she's also a very successful author under the pen name Max Murdock and decides she will concentrate the rest of her life on pumping out more novels about her successful character Andrew Jax. First things first though she must avenge the death of her lover a fellow spy, by killing terrorist Jim O'Neil. He is currently in Savannah, USA, which she also decides is a good place to base her next Jax novel from. She rents a room from police chief Alex Callaghan who is on the case of a serial killer who likes to strangle beautiful women. Jane herself is a beautiful woman and not knowing she is an M I-5 agent, Alex is constantly worried about her. Meanwhile the British want her back at work and to find out what terrorist O'Neil is up to. She however has not intention of returning to her former life and just wants him dead. This is a very enjoyable read but there are better female British government agent novels out there. The best would be by author Christopher Nicole, with his Jessica Jones character. Titles such as The Voyage, The Search, The Pursuit and Poor Darling are just a few to look for.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fun read,
By A Customer
This review is from: A.K.A. Jane (Mass Market Paperback)
This was an enjoyable book. I liked the heroine and I thought the pace and plot were both excellent. It was fun seeing Jane shift scenes from Ireland to Louisiana. Go Jane!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast-paced and funny,
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This review is from: A.K.A. Jane (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is great. It keeps you on your toes and makes it really easy to relate to the characters. I would recommend this to anyone.
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