![]() Sit back and listen to these unbelievable stories being read by exceptional actors – you’ll start to believe. There’s always a thread of the theological and the mystical running through the tales, giving a tantalising extra dimension to every sentence. But he uses his military and academic talents for good, such as rescuing missing children or solving ancient mysteries. Sometime SAS soldier and theology student, Ben Hope is on a mission. Scott Mariani’s Ben Hope stories fit in the latter category. Spy thrillers come in all shapes and sizes, from the explosive to the more nuanced, with highly considered development and much bigger mysteries in the background of the ones being investigated. He becomes a vigilante but soon realises that the rest of the assassins haven’t exactly disappeared – in fact, they have their sights on him. But what happens if the Program is closed down? With Evan Smoak (Orphan X), we find out. Composed entirely of kids who won’t be missed, the project takes orphans and trains them to become ruthless assassins for the government. Evan Smoak was enrolled on a secretive project at age 12 called the Orphan Program. The Evan Smoak series by Gregg Hurwitz is a fine example – possibly the finest. Often with gritty espionage fiction, the back story is just as important as how the tale is revealing itself in the here and now. Stripped of the camp and with the special effects going off in your imagination, they’re harder-edged than the movies. ![]() Delivering these world-famous stories with all the charm, wit and menace you’d expect of the world’s most famous spy, the narrators will have you on the edge of your seat for the duration of every Bond adventure. Who’s your favourite Bond? Matthew Goode? Rory Kinnear? Bill Nighy? Damian Lewis? Kenneth Branagh? When you dive into this collection of Fleming’s finest, you’ll love them all. With a host of talented narrators at the mic, you’re in for many hours of thrills. Patriot Games, The Hunt for Red October and Clear and Present Danger are just some of the titles to get you in the mood for action. It all adds up to the complete package of the right stuff, ready to tackle bad guys the world over. This former US Marine is also a CIA analyst and historian, but he’s pretty handy in a fight, too. The author is synonymous with espionage thrillers and his most famous creation is undoubtedly Jack Ryan. When we were compiling this list, there was no dispute about its first name: Tom Clancy. From spies and secret agents who are household names to lesser known treasures loved by the connoisseurs of the espionage genre, these are the series we simply can’t stop listening to.
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