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Some secrets never die, they just whisper . . . . . .
When Britain's energy infrastructure begins behaving in ways no one can explain, the British Secret Service uncovers evidence of an attack that shouldn't exist.
Hidden beneath decades of diplomacy, espionage and political compromise lies a forgotten Cold War protocol, designed not to destroy nations outright, but to wait patiently until the perfect moment.
Daniel Grant is drawn into a deadly race against time that stretches back to the final days of Hong Kong and the disappearance of legendary intelligence officer Anthony Blossom. As allies become suspects and enemies offer unexpected truths, Daniel discovers that the greatest threat facing Britain isn't a terrorist cell or a hostile government. It's an idea planted years before, quietly spreading through the world's most critical systems.
Behind it all stands Vivian Tsu, a brilliant strategist driven by ambition, revenge and an unwavering belief that whoever controls energy controls the future.
From the corridors of Whitehall to the hidden world of retired spies, from cyber warfare to ancient myths surrounding China's Four Dragons, Daniel must untangle a web of deception where every conversation has been manipulated, every betrayal carefully engineered, and every whisper has changed the story.
Because by the time the truth reaches you...
...it may no longer be the truth.
Chinese Whispers is a gripping international espionage thriller about loyalty, sacrifice and the devastating power of information in an age where the world's greatest weapon is no longer a missile, but a message.
The third gripping instalment of the 'SECRETS' series
Celia Browning, the former head of the Secret Service, is living at Shady Fields, a care home for retired secret agents who are now struggling with memory problems.
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She is suddenly thrust into a life-threatening situation, when Vector 10, an illusive hacker, discovers incriminating documents relating to the murder of a government inspector.
Daniel Grant and his team are determined to uncover the truth behind Vector 10 and investigate a sinister plot involving the control of global energy markets.
As the investigation deepens, Daniel and the other residents are forced to confront the dark secrets of their pasts and the lengths they went to, to protect their country.
With his life, and the lives of the other residents on the line, Daniel, and his team embark on a thrilling and suspenseful mission to discover the truth and protect STATE SECRETS.
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The 3rd instalment in the Secrets Series
Other Daniel Grant Novels
KEEPING SECRETS and HIDDEN SECRETS
Shady Fields is a retirement home for ex Secret Agents, but don't let that fool you. They can still call on their expertise when the safety of their home is threatened.
Cold War battles, Secret Memoirs, lost love and revenge. Keeping Secrets is the first thrilling book in the 'Secrets' Series.
When the Good Friday Agreement was drawn up in 1998 nearly 100 terrorists had their past 'cleansed', but not everyone received a 'comfort letter'. Some former IRA members had been hung out to dry, and they had to resort to a life of crime to make ends meet.
But the past has a habit of catching up with people, and when an IRA fugitive decides to become an MI5 Supergrass, shockwaves reverberate throughout the underworld he is a part of. Ghosts from his past come back to haunt him, and many people now want him dead. So, Daniel Grant, the newly appointed Director General of the British Secret Service, puts him in a safe house with a difference.
Ali Bagley, Award Winning author and writing coach
In my role as radio show host on ‘Write Up Your Ali’ I am privileged to be sent, and so to read, some incredible books. I then review them on my show and interview the authors.
Well this one is an absolute corker of a read. I started reading, ‘Keeping Secrets’ this morning and have just read it cover to cover, I could not put it down. Wendy Charlton is an incredible storyteller, and I am now changing my plans to read the follow-up book tomorrow.
I interviewed Wendy for my show, (listen here) and sincerely hope that book four is on the way. Ali.
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Top Secret reports and correspondence
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Hidden Secrets, the second in the Daniel Grant series is now available as a limited edition Collector's Box Set, with many extras, including an in-depth dossier of the characters, the history, and the politics of the day
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About Wendy
Wendy Charlton was born in Walsall in the West Midlands at the start of the “Swingin’ Sixties”. She describes her childhood as "happy and carefree" and spent most of it exploring books, spending hours in the local library.
Wendy has enjoyed a broad and varied career in the public and private sectors coaching leaders to develop their teams and their businesses. The Personality Profiling aspect of her work has given her unique insights into what motivates and drives people to behave as they do. Now, Wendy has swapped her "proper" job for one of author and novelist. Working from her home in a beautiful part of rural Staffordshire, finally, she is able to pursue her passion for writing. Hidden Secrets is her secon gripping novel featuring the unlikely duo of ex-Secret Agent Daniel Grant and civil servant Hilary Geddes
The Second book in the 'SECRETS' series is still available
HIDDEN SECRETS
The Good Friday Agreement was drawn up in 1998 and nearly 100 terrorists had their past 'cleansed', but not everyone received a 'comfort letter'. Some former IRA members had been hung out to dry, and they had to resort to a life of crime to make ends meet.
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The past has a habit of catching up with people, and when an IRA fugitive decides to become an MI5 Supergrass, shockwaves reverberate throughout the underworld he is a part of.
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Ghosts from his past come back to haunt him, and many people now want him dead. So, Daniel Grant, the newly appointed Director General of the British Secret Service, hides him in a safe house with a difference.
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Shady Fields is a retirement home for ex Secret Agents, but don't let that fool you. They can still call on their expertise when the safety of their home is threatened.
Now Available to buy from Amazon.co.uk
Paperback £9.99 - Kindle edition £2.99
“My God, Sinead, what have you done?”
In the beam of moonlight that shone through the opening, he saw a single white feather float silently to the floor.
'Colm Devey - Hidden Secrets
The First book in the 'SECRETS' series is also available
KEEPING SECRETS
Set in a residential home with a difference, the residents are former secret agents who worked for the security services throughout the sixties, seventies and eighties. They have grown old, some of them have developed dementia and one or two of them are starting to talk.
Daniel Grant was a Secret Agent who retired from active service after he was shot. Hilary Geddes is a career civil servant who dislikes how society writes-off the elderly. Together they run Shady Fields.
Senior Security Service officer, Bernard Cummings is being lined up for a top job but has secrets of his own that he would rather stayed buried. When one of the residents threatens a tell-all memoir that could potentially implicate him, Cummings decides to take action.
An electronics boffin, a femme fetale and an aristocrat (who periodically thinks he is Lord Lucan) find themselves at the heart of an intrigue which begins with the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Staff and residents have to work together to protect their own and see justice done, but that won’t be easy.
Now available to buy from Amazon.co.uk
Paperback £8.99 - Kindle edition £0.00
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