Overflowing with graphic action sequences and dripping with hilarious sarcasm, The Spy Devils is a unique and inspired entry into the spy-thriller genre. It’s an entertaining, playful, zigzagging tale devised for the modern world.
The Spy Devils are an outfit of wiseass, highly skilled covert operatives with the technical chops to not only go kinetic against their targets, but deploy social media tactics to embarrass and ruin the enemy financially and in the court of public opinion. Led by Bridger, this eclectic team of spies, operators, tech geeks and even a make-up/special effects artist are caught in the web of a complicated mission to recover stolen technology. Nothing is as it seems in this story containing corporate espionage, Ukrainian oligarchs, Chinese MSS operatives, double agents, and kompromat. In fact, it’s a good idea for everyone involved to keep their heads on a swivel and beware the double cross because you can’t trust anyone, even family, when the stakes are this high.
The most-creative aspect of The Spy Devils is how it embraces social media in the plot. It’s the first novel I’ve read where a covert espionage organization has a visible, thriving online presence. That seems counterintuitive for a group of individuals for whom anonymity is literally life or death. And while the operators themselves do remain in the shadows, it’s fascinating to see how an organization can not only manipulate the news cycle to their benefit but also leverage “going viral” to do immense damage to the bad guys by sharing intimate details of their misdeeds. Fascinating addition to an already amusing cast of characters that make this book one hell of a fun read.
Joe Goldberg has put the genre on notice that he’s bringing a fresh take on spy thrillers and we’re all the beneficiaries. The Spy Devils comes out of the gates hot, initiating a (hopefully) long series with an inventive and explosive plot featuring outlandish characters. Pick up a copy so you don’t miss out!
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