Simon Conway brings back his charm of full-fledged espionage narratives that capture the essentials along with some bonus nuggets to stand out in a sea of spy thrillers. The Survivor is a work of art.
Set after the devastating events of The Saboteur where London fell into chaos, MI6 agent Jude Lyon is on the trail of traitor Guy Fowle who escaped with a weapon that lays waste to entire infrastructures with the touch of a button, courtesy of Russian hackers. With raging fervors of unrest back home, Jude puts his life on the line once more to finally track down Fowle and stop him. He teams up with his former lover, Yulia Ermolaeva, who works parallel to Jude in investigating Fowle’s breach into the weapons system with the volatile backing of the Russian president who seems to be losing his grip on power because of recent events. Before the story’s over, you’re going to see a lot more destruction and chaos and as much as you want to see Jude get the upper hand, Fowle just may be a tad bit too unhinged for Jude to defeat on his own.
There’s so much to love in this exhilarating twists-filled narrative that constantly maneuvers at light-speed pacing. Conway packs a multitude of characters and subplots working in tandem to advance a singular agenda in clever unsuspecting ways. Politics, spycraft, raw bitter human emotions, all shine their impacts in a build-up that pays off big time with a no-holds-barred showdown between Lyon and Fowle that is unflinchingly brutal and unfiltered in its energy.
The Survivor is a masterful concoction of grounded espionage with crisp action that’s crafted at the right moment with the right tools. Jude Lyon is the definite love-child of James Bond and Jason Bourne, one who sets a tremendously high bar to top.
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