The Patrios Network

Antony Johnston

A Brigitte Sharpe thriller

‘In the very top tier of spy fiction’ M.W. Craven

When a renegade British MI6 officer steals plans for a high-tech weapon that could plunge whole nations into darkness, seasoned operative Brigitte Sharp is sent to get them back. But her mission goes badly wrong.

Meanwhile a ‘deepfake’ video of a senior US politician calling for race war in Europe sends a flood of Americans to join armed militias on the continent. The Russians are nursing a ruthless grudge against a crucial whistleblower. In the wings, the Chinese are flexing their muscles. Everything seems connected…but how?

In her toughest challenge yet, Bridge ventures undercover into the heart of the mysterious operation. Her task? To identify the dark network orchestrating the growing chaos. If an old enemy doesn’t get her first...

‘The Patrios Network opens with a bang and doesn’t let up. It’s contemporary, lightning-paced and in the very top tier of spy fiction. Highly recommended’ M.W. Craven

‘Johnston plunges cyber-spy Brigitte Sharp into another save-the-world scenario, this time tackling far right ideologues, nasty Russian villains, hi-tech super-weaponry and her own substantial demons. A deftly plotted fix for thriller junkies’ Vaseem Khan

‘Johnston delivers the goods, weaving together the rise of right-wing populism and the manipulative power of social media to create an atmosphere of tension and paranoia. Maybe it’s time to pension off Bond and install Brigitte Sharp in his place as an agent more relatable to out troubled times’ Shots magazine

‘A rip-roaring race against time across the globe. Lifted straight from the headlines of today’s newspapers, the devious plot is right up to date with both technical and political developments. Brigitte Sharp is fast becoming a favourite modern heroine’ Maxim Jakubowski

‘With The Patrios Network, Antony Johnston cements his position as a writer who produces high-concept, high-octane spy thrillers of first-class quality’ Steve Cavanagh

‘A cracking read: complex, zeitgeisty and thoroughly entertaining’ Paul Burke, Crime Time

Paperback: 416pp

Published: Lightning (September 2022)

ISBN: 9781785633034