In books, that usually means I get away.

John Mordred works for MI7. He's a spy, one of their best. But forget James Bond - John does have a gun but doesn't a!ways remember to take it with him and anyway doesn't really like hurting people. Or believe in capital punishment: 'spies are almost permanently bored.' And he's a vegetarian.

Two teenagers have gone missing at the same time, possibly heading for Syria as converts hoping to join Isis. One is white, the other Asian and both have prominent parents. . And were they togetber, or travelling seperately? Did they even know each other? The boy was nearly 17, the girl only 14, and both lived and schooled in different places. It's up to John and MI7 to find them and bring them home. Meanwhike, the office seethes with emotional jealousies, jokey bantering and sardonic observations. All protagonists are beautifully characterized by the author and narrator, the very English accented Stephen Holloway, further breathes life into them with separate voicings for each and his leishrely, languid reading of the text. A pleasure to hear.

I really enjoy this MI7 series by author James Wood which is slightly quirky, action filled but not only with confronting the baddies. Sometimes it is more mundane than tbat, but always fascinating and very real. It is not essential to have read any of the previous stories in the series as each is unique. My thanks to the rights holder of Encounter with Isis, who, at my request via Audiobook Boom, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. Great fun, exciting and it feels like a peek behind the scenes. Great book.

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