{"product_id":"the-spy-and-the-snake-an-exhilarating-new-novel-from-the-author-of-the-good-housekeeping-reader-favourite-9781035921997","title":"The Spy and the Snake: An Exhilarating New Novel from the Author of the Good Housekeeping Reader Favourite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne mission. One fake husband. One very real problem.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaggie Flynn has finally earned her place at of MI5-but with promotion comes paperwork. No more disguises, no more danger, just meetings, memos, and the quiet realisation that life feels a little too safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her daughter away at university and her spirited mother pursuing her own adventures, Maggie's days in London are starting to feel decidedly ordinary. So when the chance arises to return to the field, she doesn't hesitate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe assignment: fly to Budapest and pose as the wife of a notorious British defector in order to smuggle him back to the UK. It should be a straightforward operation. But Maggie Flynn has never done \u003ci\u003estraightforward\u003c\/i\u003e-and what's waiting in Budapest is anything but routine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cold War tensions simmer and shadows linger on every corner, Maggie finds herself navigating a city steeped in secrets-and drawn to a mysterious stranger who may endanger the mission... or steal her heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for M.J. Robotham: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A gripping story and great 60s detail, Mrs Spy is the female answer to Harry Palmer' - \u003cb\u003eIan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark, twisty, and thoroughly entertaining, Mrs Spy is a Thursday Murder Club for spies' - \u003cb\u003eAva Glass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Maggie Flynn is a true original: a smart, intrepid, middle-aged spy with acute instincts and aching bunions' - \u003cb\u003eGill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved this book: an absolutely gripping and heartwarming story... we need more heroes like Mrs Spy!' - \u003cb\u003eJane Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Robotham has taken the invisibility of the middle-aged woman and turned it on it's head' - \u003cb\u003eEmma Flint\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exciting, alluring, seductive' - \u003cb\u003eClare Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035921997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.83w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"M. J. Robotham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507634106549,"sku":"9781035921997","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f7dbd6c5-24d2-4a50-a673-8c8b4721139d.jpg?v=1778566269","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-spy-and-the-snake-an-exhilarating-new-novel-from-the-author-of-the-good-housekeeping-reader-favourite-9781035921997","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}