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They locked him up. Now he’s out—for revenge.

Former CIA officer James ‘Wes’ Wesley paid the ultimate price for his patriotism when he was locked up in a French jail for an anti-terror operation gone wrong—abandoned by the Agency he served, shunned by his colleagues and friends, cut off from his family.

Now he is shattered by the news that his ex-wife, Rachel, a State Department analyst, has been killed in a terrorist attack in Spain. He also discovers that his young son, Ethan, is missing. But Wes didn’t know he had a son—until now.

Why was Rachel in Spain? And why did she keep his son secret from him?

Granted early release, Wes takes flight across Europe to search for the truth and exact his revenge. But can he catch the spies who betrayed him before they track him down? In order to find the answers and save his son, Wes realises he must confront the dark secrets in his own past—before it’s too late.

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Kevin Wignall is the master of the intelligent international thriller. As soon as I open one of Kevin’s bestselling books, I know I am going to be immersed in a highly cinematic world with instantly relatable characters, a chase that will traverse the globe, and a pulse-pounding race to the finish that always leaves me breathless.

Former CIA officer James “Wes” Wesley believes he has already paid the ultimate price for his patriotism, locked up in a French jail. But when he learns that his ex-wife, Rachel, has been killed in a terrorist attack in Spain and the young son Wes hadn’t known existed is missing, Wes is released on compassionate grounds to uncover the truth. Journeying across Europe, he will reopen old wounds and uncover long-buried secrets that will push him to the limit.

I suspect that, like Wignall’s previous book To Die in Vienna, which is reportedly coming to the silver screen starring Jake Gyllenhaal, the characters from The Names of the Dead will also soon delight fans on the big screen.

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#outer_noteBody { display: none; } #noteGradient { display: none; } #noteLink { display: none; } Kevin Wignall is the master of the intelligent international thriller. As soon as I open one of Kevin’s bestselling books, I know I am going to be immersed in a highly cinematic world with instantly relatable characters, a chase that will traverse the globe, and a pulse-pounding race to the finish that always leaves me breathless.

Former CIA officer James “Wes” Wesley believes he has already paid the ultimate price for his patriotism, locked up in a French jail. But when he learns that his ex-wife, Rachel, has been killed in a terrorist attack in Spain and the young son Wes hadn’t known existed is missing, Wes is released on compassionate grounds to uncover the truth. Journeying across Europe, he will reopen old wounds and uncover long-buried secrets that will push him to the limit.

I suspect that, like Wignall’s previous book To Die in Vienna, which is reportedly coming to the silver screen starring Jake Gyllenhaal, the characters from The Names of the Dead will also soon delight fans on the big screen.

- Laura Deacon, Editor

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"...One of the spy genre's most able modern proponents..." --Maxim Jakubowski, reviewer for Crimetime

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About the Author

Kevin Wignall is a British writer, born in Brussels in 1967. He spent many years as an army child in different parts of Europe and went on to study politics and international relations at Lancaster University. He became a full-time writer after the publication of his first book, People Die (2001). His other novels are Among the Dead (2002); Who is Conrad Hirst? (2007), shortlisted for the Edgar Award and the Barry Award; Dark Flag (2010); The Hunter's Prayer (2015, originally titled For the Dogs in the USA), which was made into a film directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Sam Worthington and Odeya Rush; A Death in Sweden (2016); The Traitor's Story (2016); and A Fragile Thing (2017); and To Die in Vienna (2018).

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ASIN : B07TJHWLHD
Publisher : Thomas & Mercer (1 February 2020)
Language : English
File size : 4138 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 249 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 5,934 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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adamwoodsaus

Enough to make me want to read another Wignall

Reviewed in Australia on 12 February 2020

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Short and sweet, this high-octane spy thriller surges through the first three quarters before petering out in the final pages.

I throughly enjoyed The Names of the Dead and was expecting a crescendo finish, but things all seemed a bit too easy in the end for our hero, Wes.

And what a great hero he is - cool, stoic and hard. And I enjoyed his relationship with the quirky and dark, Mia. Together they are quite formidable.

I hope there is a second James Wesley novel - I will definitely pick it up. But I would hope it would include a few more twists and turns than this entertaining yet straight-forward effort.

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Peter Carter

The Names of the Dead

Reviewed in Australia on 7 January 2020

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Kevin Wignall always seems to put a lot of thought and creativity into the storylines of his novels and this one is no exception. A great plot, well laid out and very well written and in the way of a good book, had me wanting to just keep reading and not put it down. Whether it eventuates or not, the ending seems to lend itself to the possibility of another story. I certainly hope so.

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Bob

A page-turning thriller with a Twist

Reviewed in Australia on 3 February 2020

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A story that keeps the reader guessing how it might turn out. An indication about how things can go very badly in a powerful undercover body. Includes a sensitive coverage of a case of severe autism. A good, exciting, thriller story.

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Twists and mayhem.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 February 2020

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A solid story with sensitive treatment of characters who are more than the average . The main character depends heavily on his friends and their contacts,which goes against his past activities.His acceptance of Mia with good humour shows a mature attitude and a big ger heart than his reputation would suggest.

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Paulette Steele

Fabulous

Reviewed in Australia on 25 February 2020

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I love this genre of book and it was a great story which required a bit of thinking but nothing too involved. The main two characters were interesting and I wanted to follow their lives past the end of the book.

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kim porter

An Excellent Read!

Reviewed in Australia on 15 January 2020

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A quick read, (I wondered if it might have benefited from another fifty or so pages, but decided no, it was just about right), and a most satisfy one. Will there be more of Wes and the incredibly engaging Mia? (Perhaps odd to describe such a character as engaging, but she is)

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Enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia on 21 January 2020

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An unusual back story and unusual hero. I enjoyed the book and it’s intrigues. Will look for more from this author.

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Robert W Dixon

Intriguing

Reviewed in Australia on 10 May 2020

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book, predictable sometimes, unpredictable at other times. The ending was what was to be expected. Very good.

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Mary Josefina Cade

Thriller with a philosophical background

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 January 2020

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Don't be put off by the first three paragraphs of 'The Names of the Dead' which sound like a dull travelogue. Just keep reading.... Not giving anything away here!

This is a complex and exciting book. It can be read as a straightforward thriller and is totally enjoyable as such.
However Kevin Wignall has added bible quotes throughout, supplied by my favourite two characters, Patrice and Mia. To me the bible is a collection of random texts, authorised by a Catholic saint centuries ago and often used to control people. Many of these texts contradict each other, and different faiths pick on different parts of the bible to back up their beliefs. However it is interesting to read these lines of ancient philosophy mixed in with the vengeance taken by Wes. Patrice's back story highlights Wes's actions. Lots to think about if you are so inclined. What should Wes have done?

I totally loved and sympathised with Mia. I hope that Kevin Wignall intends to write about Wes, Mia and Patrice again. And I have always loved the final bible quote in 'The Names of the Dead' which is magical to me. 'Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares'.

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Hunter and hunted

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2020

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This book is a classic good guy trying to clear hi name story. After being released from prison for a crime he was set up for by a fellow CIA agent, he engages in a cat and mouse hunt in Spain and the Balkans. It's nicely written and entertaining to read. The only gripe I had, was that having being rescued by a distinctive woman who was a daughter to a fellow, deceased, inmate. The CIA operatives don't connect the two together very quickly from their hotel bookings and from that trace her car. This would obviously be no good for the story line but is glaringly obvious to the avid detective novel and spy book reader.

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AnOn.

The Names of the Dead by Kevin Wignall

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2020

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I hadn't encountered this author previously and bought this book as a Kindle First.
The story proceeds at a fairly fast pace with Wes, a dishonoured CIA agent seeking revenge against the man who set him up and engineered the murder of his wife. I particularly liked Mia, the strange lady who becomes seriously involved in Wes' s quest for revenge. Not the usual type of female accomplice one finds in this role, but overall, a refreshing and interesting change.
I would recommend it as a well written good read.

AnOn

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Jaisy

Good storyline and interesting characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 January 2020

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Nice to read a thriller that has a high functioning autistic character ... or 2. The story is good with several interesting aside descriptions of places. Characters met along the way have just the right amount of depth and description. The book inspired me to want to smell the orange blossom in Spain, to drive more & to read another book by this author. The thriller/criminal element is good - not brilliant as it’s quite predictable but still enjoyable. This was a book I wanted to continue reading and read over about 5 days.

4 people found this helpful

Jeffrey Aitken

A good read, well written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2020

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An interesting plot though nothing new. Well written but had a touch too much backstory in the early chapters. Some of these events appeared again in dialogue later. Better this way. Didn't slow the pace much so a good read throughout. Shorter than many in its genre so events often passed quickly. Worked well rather than the long exposition often found in other novels where the pace gets overtaken by the number of words.

Based on this, I expect to read more from the author.

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