Synopsis:

Emma Makepeace is about to spend the longest night in her life. 

She’s on her first operation with a shadowy organization known only as ‘The Agency’, assigned to track down and save an innocent man wanted by the Russian government.

All Emma has to do is bring him in to MI6 before sunrise, and before an assassination team gets to him first.

But the Russians have hacked the city’s CCTV cameras. There are spies all over London searching for the two of them. And her target, Michael Primalov, doesn’t want to be rescued.

As London sleeps, a battle is taking place on its streets as Emma fights to keep Michael alive.

But what sort of reception await them if and when they get to MI6?

KILLING EVE meets JAMES BOND in the first novel of the ALIAS EMMA series: a thrilling, cinematic page-turner starring the most likable and resourceful of heroines. 

Move over James Bond, there’s a new spy in town!

All Emma Makepeace has to do is get her charge—one Michael Primalov, the son of former spies—safely across town to headquarters. Her first real assignment doesn’t sound too difficult, but Emma has some serious obstacles in her way. There’s a group of Russian assassins out to get Michael, Emma has to avoid all the CCTV cameras across London that the Russians have hacked, she’s discovered she doesn’t have any back-up, and most importantly, Michael refuses to be protected. Non-stop action with most of the story happening over a twenty-four hour period, I had so much fun with Alias Emma, a debut spy thriller by Ava Glass.

The novel breaks up the action by filling the reader in on Emma’s past. We learn about her childhood, how and why she became a spy, and the months leading up to this action-packed day. I appreciated that the chapters were succinct with no unnecessary information, allowing the reader to quickly return back to the action.

“If this was the end, it was a hell of a way to go.”

Ava Glass, Alias Emma

I love Emma. She’s smart, imperfect, capable, brave, and very likable. I couldn’t help rooting for her. She’s ready to do whatever it takes to complete her mission, determined to protect Michael at any cost. And she does it all without carrying a gun! Kudos to the author for making that aspect work so well.