An MI6 operative is found dead, stuffed inside a suitcase in his apartment. Before his death, he had been investigating two Russian oligarchs based in London, convinced they were spies. British operative Emma Makespeace is tasked with going undercover on one of the oligarch’s super yachts to investigate, as well as to figure out the identity of a mysterious third party.
I really liked this book and could not put it down. It was super entertaining and action-packed and I am really enjoying this series. This is the second book in the Alias Emma series and, in my opinion, it was better than the first.
We got to meet more of Emma’s fellow spies and I love this group of coworkers. The tension is high in this one as Emma is stuck on board the yacht, with no way to escape as it cruises along the French coast. There are a lot of shady characters and danger seems to be everywhere.
Although this book is part of a series, I think it could be read as a stand-alone. There are only a couple of references to events from the first book so if you don’t have all the backstory, you are not missing out. Like I said, I liked this book better than the first – I thought there was more action and we get to see Emma use her spy skills more.
Speaking of spy skills, there were a couple of times when I had to wonder how good Emma was at her job. I felt like there were a few close calls and at least once I was sure that someone was going to notice Emma following them. But I guess all that worry makes a good story, right?
This is a great spy tale that I really liked and I will be waiting patiently for the next book in the series.
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