Philip Davison Livres

Tired of his life in the city and his work with MI5, Harry Fielding seeks a fresh start. However, his plans are derailed when an old friend in distress reaches out for help. Faced with the choice between his desire for escape and loyalty to a friend, Harry must confront the challenges that come with stepping back into a world he wanted to leave behind.

Harry Fielding, a downtrodden yet optimistic MI5 agent living in a rundown London flat, faces a turning point after witnessing a violent crime. Motivated by this incident, he resolves to abandon his crooked ways and pursue a more honorable path. The story explores themes of redemption and the struggle between a dismal life and the desire for change.

"Jack Hinkley, the underachieving MI6 Station Head in Barcelona, is tired of watching the cable-car ply between the harbour and Montjuc̐ from his office window. But when a hijacked plane is forced to refuel at Barcelona, where it is successfully stormed, among the surviving passengers seen disembarking live on shaky long-focus television lenses are two KGB agents of interest. The natural order of things in the shadow world is suddenly out of kilter. So begins a run of close surveillance, kidnapping and coercion that ultimately leads to a hunt for a mole in London. Once again, our man, Jack, finds himself marginalised. Instead of sinking in the toxic inertia, he uses the time to help his brother get back on track, and to rebuild his relationship with his estranged wife. Then, in a street of cramped houses in Chelsea, somebody fires a shot at him. In the shadow world, lessons are learnt late - sometimes, too late. The Makeweight is a remarkable spy thriller from the 1980s, which will resonate with a new generation of readers, by a writer described by the Independent as "part le Carř, part Graham Greene". page 4 of cover