Sydney Rose Parnell series, which includes Blood on the Tracks, a Suspense Magazine Best of 2016 selection and winner of the Colorado Book Award and the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence; Dead Stop, winner of the Colorado Book Award and nominee for the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence; Ambush; and Gone to Darkness.
[The Page 69 Test: At First Light; Q&A with Barbara Nickless; The Page 69 Test: Play of Shadows]
Nickless's newest novel is The Drowning Game.
At Novel Suspects the author tagged "seven novels from cities around the globe to whet your appetite" for "historical espionage or modern-day hijinks." One title on the list:
Ilium by Lea CarpenterRead about the other entries on the list.
I’m cheating a bit, because while Ilium opens in London, it quickly moves to Mallorca, Croatia, Paris, and Cap Ferret. But our protagonist isthoroughly British. And young. And naïve. And smart. She’s the perfect unwitting asset. The title comes from the Latin name for the city of Troy, while the events of the story—played out as a series of revelations—are loosely based on historical events. I won’t share that history, as doing so would tip readers to the novel’s surprise ending. Suffice to say Ilium is riveting, a cerebral experience—different from more action-packed spy novels but no less rewarding. Bonus: Multiple settings presented in sharp detail.
Ilium is among Flynn Berry's four great novels of subtle espionage.
Q&A with Lea Carpenter.
--Marshal Zeringue
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