Soon afterward, having trouble at home, Flint spends a few nights in a residence where fellow British agents are spying on suspected Irish terrorists. The suspect - an assassin - gets away and kills an Israeli man.įlint thinks the woman was sent purposely and starts to look into the incident. While watching an Arab suspect in a hotel lobby Flint gets distracted by a beautiful woman. In this story, Miles Flint is a British spy, a "watchman" who surveils individuals suspected of illegal/terrorist activity in London. This espionage novel is one of Ian Rankin's early books, written before he started the John Rebus detective series. Flint thinks the woman was sent purposely and starts to look into the incident. The suspect - an assassin - gets away and kills an Israeli man. But can the voyeur survive in a world of violent action?. But Miles is given one last chance for redemption - a trip to Belfast, which quickly becomes a flight of terror, murder and shocking discoveries. His marriage seems ready to crumble to dust. Having lost one suspect - with horrific consequences - Miles becomes too involved with another, a young Irishwoman. He wants, just for once, not to botch a case. He doesn't lust after promotion, and he doesn't want action. The job, affording glimpses into the most private lives of his victims, appeals to Miles. His job is to watch and to listen, then to report back to his superiors, nothing more. He Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint. Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint.
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