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Sleeping Soldiers: A Gripping Spy Thriller (Tom Marlowe Spy Thrillers Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jack Gatland (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 4,755 ratings
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The critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Tom Marlowe series starts here!

They tried to kill him - now he wants revenge.

Someone is killing old spies. Retired and forgotten, these relics from the Cold War are being removed—quietly and brutally.

And when “Section D” MI5 agent Tom Marlowe, on medical leave after a botched mission learns his old mentor is one of the murdered ex-agents, he starts an investigation that threatens to cost him his career, his freedom… and even his life.

Uncovering a conspiracy linked to a late-eighties operation called RUBICON, one involving long-forgotten Russian sleeper agents, now operating in the highest echelons of Westminster, Marlowe is thrown down a rabbit hole that forces him off the grid and on the run, hunted by his own people.

Out in the cold, with his air supply cut off, burned from working with any allied agency and with only disavowed spies to rely on, Marlowe must try to clear his name and expose this threat, before the US President is assassinated during his next London visit, and a new World War begins...

The first book in the critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling series of Tom Marlowe thrillers, written by New York Times #1 Bestseller Tony Lee writing as Jack Gatland, Sleeping Soldiers is perfect for fans of James Patterson, Mark Dawson, Lee Child, Mick Herron and Robert Ludlum, among others.

If you enjoyed the suspenseful thrillers of these authors, you won't be able to put down Sleeping Soldiers. PICK IT UP NOW before the price changes!

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"Fast-paced and action packed, Jack Gatland's thrillers always deliver a punch."
Sarah Pinborough, author of BEHIND HER EYES and INSOMNIA

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What people are saying about Jack Gatland:

"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s wonderful to read a book as fast paced and well written as Robert Ludlum's were…. Jason Bourne move over, Tom Marlowe is taking your place!"

"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is one of those books that will keep you up past your bedtime, as each chapter lures you into reading just one more."

"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My wife is in such a bad mood with me because I can't leave the story until the end... can't wait for the next one."

"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I couldn't go to bed till I had finished it."

"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding. Full of twists and turns, false leads and an ending so brilliant I was gasping out loud. Amazing."

"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is better than anything on the telly. Very entertaining."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B4WZRJR3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hooded Man Media (August 29, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 29, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5491 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 4,755 ratings

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Jack Gatland

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Jack Gatland is the pen name of New York Times #1 Bestseller Tony Lee, who is best known for his DI Walsh, ex-DCI Ellie Reckless, Tom Marlowe and Damian Lucas thrillers, amassing almost two hundred million pages read on Kindle Unlimited, and over half a million copies sold globally.

Given Freedom of the City of London in 2023, he’s currently a member of the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain, the Society of Authors, The Worshipful Society of Stationers and the Crime Writer’s Association.

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jack willard
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting reading
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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The characters were lively and the plot was well laid. Tom Marlowe is some super spy with fast moves and plenty of timely backup.
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Belle
4.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good book
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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The names of the characters were a bit confusing to me. Have, it was a good read. Lots of intrigued and plot twists and turns.
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RicharH
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of action and suspense
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024
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Really good action and suspense novel with cloak and dagger aspects. Good characterization and plot. A lot of twists and plot turns as required by the genre. I liked it from the start and loved it by the finish. Series starter.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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A spy book unlike any I’ve read before. Is there really sleeper cells? Read to find out. Does have a surprising ending you will enjoy.
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linda albritton
4.0 out of 5 stars Ronnie A.
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2023
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Not a bad read at all, but you should know a G lock does not have an exterior hammer, page 152 of 334 at 46 percent. This was over all quite good. Try Baby Blue by Lloyd Albritton...
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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars good page turner
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024
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Enjoyed the book from the beginning of the story to the last paragraph. The main character was an action packed figure with a lot of interesting resources to pull from I believe anyone who wants to read a spy thriller, this is the story for sure
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NC2CA
4.0 out of 5 stars A fast paced thriller!
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024
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Gatland tells a great story filled with twists within twists yet he still catches you at the end. I hope this is not the last we hear of Tom Marlowe! He is a character who is bigger than life - just as his mentor was!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars More Information Lesser Readers Can't Fathom
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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Yes, it's not just a case of Geo-Political War between highest and lowest ideologies from pole to pole. It is a professional writer filling the story with multiple characters through knowledge of all layers, types and classes of the population as he pulls the reader through every narrow crevice to the next, immediate action!
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Gaby vdG
5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous new adventure!
Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2023
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This is a non-stop adventure! I couldn’t put it down. We’d met Tom Marlowe before and now we will be able to follow his adventures! I don’t believe for one minute that he won’t give up the spy life!
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Mark
5.0 out of 5 stars Sleeping Soldiers -
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2024
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I think this was one of my Amazon first read books and I’ve had it sitting in my library for a while. Tom is an all action spy, discredited and trying to stop WW3 starting. The book is cram packed full of action and you’ll be trying to work out who is on the good side and bad. You will have a few surprises along the way, although you always know Tom will save the day. There was a slight twist right at the end of the book though. I enjoyed the book and will probably now read book 2. 4.75 out of 5 from me.
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mrs mollie e harmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Australia on March 4, 2024
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Enjoying series
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mike maguire
4.0 out of 5 stars A decent read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2023
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Nice fast paced story, well written with some lighter sides. I have some other stuff to read first but I defiantly will be reading book 2 once Marlowe has had a break.
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Keith
4.0 out of 5 stars Deviously exhilarating
Reviewed in Australia on January 20, 2024
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A thoroughly exciting and deviously exhilarating novel. Tom Marlowe, an on the outer agent, associated with a department of government security, is heavily involved in a secret relating to undercover and sleeping agents has the impossible job of discovering just who and who is not involved with the cover up of espionage and who is working to hide the list of spies who have been hidden for decades just waiting to be recalled into action once more.
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