AdaptedfromTomBradby’stense,topicalnovelofthesametitle,Secret Service,isasuspenseful,fresh-from-the-headlinesstorydeeply rootedintoday’spoliticallandscape.Itdelvesintothelong-standingtensionsbetweenRussiaandtheUK,andaskshowfarcanRussianinterferenceinBritishpoliticsreallygo? SecretServicefollowsseniorMI6officer,KateHenderson,whoselifemustseemprettyordinarytothosewhodon’tknowherwell,asshe’shappilymarriedwithtwoteenagersandajobinthecivilservice. However,Kate’srealjobisheadinguptheRussiaDeskoftheSecretIntelligenceService.WhenherundercoveroperationsrevealalarmingevidencethataseniorUKpoliticianispossiblyahigh-levelRussianasset,Kateisinaraceagainsttimetouncovertheiridentity. Thenayoungwomanisbrutallymurdered,throwingKateandherteamintothespotlight.Withbloodonherhands,herreputationtouphold,herfamilyhangingbyathread,andanelectionlooming,Kateisquicklyrunningoutofoptionsandtheclockisticking….
