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Ion Curtain
Ion Curtain
Oct 6, 2024 6:30 AM

Author:Anya Ow,Jason Keller

Ion Curtain

Brought to you by Penguin.

"Citizens of the Federation. Greetings from the Core."

Lieutenant Kalina Sokolova is aid to Counter-Admiral Kasparov the major strategist for the Russian navy. Kalina is also an agent of the Jinyiwei, an elite spy working for the UN. She is tasked with watching the Counter-Admiral, and assassination is not out of the question. For decades the UN and the Russian military have navigated a tense interstellar Cold War. Peace is on the knife's edge and events are coming ever closer to open conflict. Solitaire Yeung is a corsair, a scavenger, a pirate, In the heart of a destroyed Russian battleship, his salvage crew discovers a mysterious device they shouldn't have, the brain of the ship's top secret artificial intelligence. And against all better sense they take it and run. The UN wants it and the Russians want it back. Solitaire and his crew are on the run from the most powerful forces in the system, but they are not the only ones hunting the AI brain. An even more powerful foe grows in the darkness of space. Now all of humanity has to fight to survive...

© Anya Ow 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022

Reviews

Suspenseful and clever - nobody is who they seem to be in this shocking and fast-paced mystery. Come for Rizzoli & Isles. Stay for an unbeatable read.

—— Karin Slaughter

Outstanding - inventive, scary, and funny. Listen to Me is Gerritsen at her best!

—— Kathy Reichs

Absolutely first rate - readers will be thrilled and delighted by this new Rizzoli and Isles outing!

—— Shari Lapena

Gerritsen walks that high wire between humour and suspense without ever falling off as she plays a great game of bait and switch with her readers.

—— Linwood Barclay

I loved Listen To Me. Only the supertalented Tess Gerritsen can meld multiple storylines so successfully while she keeps the twists coming, the pages turning, and the blood spray arterial. This is her best novel yet. If you haven't read Rizzoli & Isles, this is the one to get!

—— Lisa Scottoline

You need to #ListentoMe and read Tess Gerritsen's new thriller. It's fiendishly well-plotted. You won't work it out until the very end - guaranteed. I enjoyed every single line!

—— Lesley Kara

The Rizzoli and Isles books are loved by many, including me; the women's warm, complicated friendship and superior investigative acumen remain, in their 13th outing, an utter pleasure to keep readerly company with

—— New York Times

Explosive twists and pulse-pounding tension

—— Woman's Own

Impressive ... The scene-setting is finely detailed and evocative, the characters skilfully drawn

—— Financial Times

If you enjoyed Kate Riordan's South of France set novel The Heatwave, then you're guaranteed to love Summer Fever , which transports readers to a crumbling villa in the Italian countryside . . . Full of forbidden desire and dark secrets, this sultry psychological thriller pulses with suspense and simmering tension

—— Culturefly

A creeping, dreamlike drama unravelling in the perfect setting, Summer Fever reminds me why Kate Riordan is one of my favourite suspense writers

—— Anna Bailey

Intimate, intense and utterly addictive, Summer Fever is a rare treat of a novel, combining elegant writing with astute psychology and a thrilling plot. Riordan excels in drawing us close and keeping us there, witness to her characters' simmering desires and hidden betrayals, as secrets from the past begin to creep through the walls of Villa Luna Rossa. I enjoyed every minute of this beautiful story. Days after finishing it, I'm still shaking off the spell.

—— Emma Stonex

An emotionally rich and keenly observed novel, full of astute observations on desire and disappointment. Summer Fever is utterly compelling and transporting, with a delicious sense of ever-building unease. I loved it

—— Emylia Hall

Sultry, seductive and unsettlingly honest, Summer Fever explores the lies that we tell ourselves, the truths that desire blinds us to, and the bonds of friendship that can reveal them all

—— Claire McGlasson

This is the perfect summer read. The tension sizzles off the pages, and the sense of foreboding and danger never lets up. I devoured this feverishly, well into the early hours, wishing I was basking in the Mediterranean sun. Sexy, moreish... dazzlingly good

—— Jack Jordan

Beautifully written, totally immersive, the believable characters and stunning but menacing setting will keep you reading way after lights out

—— Katie Fforde

A scorching portrait of obsessive lust and a marriage in danger, in a setting that is both beautiful and hostile. I love Kate Riordan's sharp insight into the nuances of the relationships between the four protagonists, as their moods shift and the tension rises. She creates such a detailed, immersive world, you can feel the simmering heat and repressed passion in your bones. Summer Fever is a totally addictive, moreish summer treat, like a long, cool Aperol Spritz on a sweltering day

—— Gill Paul

Summer Fever steams with longing and menace, and takes us on one woman's dangerous, suspense-filled journey towards self-discovery. Kate Riordan's magnificent prose dazzles with astute observations on the psychology of female desire, even as we hold our breath

—— Jane Bailey

You can practically feel the heat coming off the pages; the simmering tension in this novel is almost unbearable yet absolutely delicious. I loved it

—— Jackie Kabler

Praise for Kate Riordan

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A sultry, gorgeously written and hugely atmospheric thriller with a dark, compelling mystery at its heart

—— Lucy Foley

Sultry, atmospheric and unsettling - a book to lose yourself in this summer

—— Erin Kelly

A tense psychological drama...terrific summer escapism

—— Daily Mail

Evocative, compelling, intoxicating. I loved it

—— Tammy Cohen

This red-hot book will have you gripped

—— Sun

It's impossible to guess the shocking ending

—— Saga

A fab and twisty page-turner

—— Lucy Clarke , bestselling author of Last Seen

So twisty, turning and grippy

—— Gilly Macmillan , bestselling author of What She Knew

A story as unsettling as the island that serves as its setting. Don't trust anyone at The Retreat.

—— Stacy Willingham, New York Times bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark

Deliciously paced with rich worldbuilding, The Retreat teems with questionable motives, unspoken frustrations, and hair-raising cliffhangers. I absolutely could not put this book down!

—— Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

'Dazzling and inventive, like an Agatha Christie mystery split open by a heatwave. The Retreat is transporting, with an unforgettable setting and a complex web of secrets. I didn't want it to end.'

—— Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy

'The Retreat is a delightfully creepy thriller set in a fantastic gothic location. I loved it!'

—— G. R. Halliday, author of From The Shadows
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