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Firefly
What you need to know before your trail
From the refugee camps of Greece to the mountains of Macedonia, a thirteen year old boy is making his way to Germany and safety. Codenamed ‘Firefly’, he holds vital intelligence: unparalleled insight into a vicious ISIS terror cell, and details of their plans. But the terrorists are hot on his trail, determined he won’t live to pass on the information.
When MI6 become aware of Firefly and what he knows, the race is on to find him. Luc Samson, ex-MI6 agent and now private eye, finds himself recruited to the cause. Fluent in Arabic thanks to his Lebanese heritage, Samson’s job is to find Firefly, win his trust and get him to safety.
Travel Guide
Greece – through the Balkans to Macedonia
This is a story of refugees and that part of the world which is in the news for often negative reasons. This novel looks at the reality of their situation and the rawness of the landscape:
“The waves were getting bigger in the wind that had got up at first light, brining with it the smell of woodsmoke from the shore. They had taken this as a good sign: if they could smell the fires on the beach, they weren’t far from their destination and safety”
The fear is palpable:
“The screams died the instant the people hit the water and now there was nothing except the sound of the waves”
This is the story of the journey of refugees, of one in particular who details the journey he takes from Greece through to Macedonia – the fear, the trauma, the logistics and the insight into the groups which take advantage of the situation and the political chaos of that region.
Booktrailer Review
Susan: @thebooktrailer
This is a thriller and a half. So much to this since it follows a very realistic route of how refugees leave Greece and attempt to escape their countries and flee. The opening chapter puts into stark black and white how perilous these journeys can be. So this is a story to be read on many levels. With a heavy dose of reality and a heady mix of thriller, Firefly lights the way for thrillers with bite.
The action is never ending and the crisp writing causes this to hurtle along. It’s a high octane read with young refugees and one in particular at the heart who is caught up with the political chaos of that region. The boy they have nicknamed Firefly has knowledge of Isis – and the terror group are also keen to capture him. If the security services are to get him first, there is going to have to be one heck of a chase to track him down.
This is a meaty thrilling read from start to finish that has the added bonus of being highly socially relevant, politically relevant on a humanitarian level with an understanding of the reality of the world threatened by such terror groups.
I think this would be a great book for book groups and to get conversations going -but all in all, it’s a darn good thriller with action and adventure scenes, taut language, violence, chases and =more enough to make this a a thriller in its own rights.
Firefly will light up the TBR pile of many a reader.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Firefly
Destination: Greece, Macedonia Author/Guide: Henry Porter Departure Time: 2000s
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