{"product_id":"the-irregular-a-different-class-of-spy-9781473655379","title":"The Irregular A Different Class of Spy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS AN URCHIN LIVING ON THE STREETS OF LONDON, WIGGINS SPIED FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES. AS A MAN, HE SPIES ON THE ENEMIES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eOUR MOST TALENTED HISTORICAL MYSTERY WRITER TODAY. --ANDREW GULLI, \u003ci\u003eSTRAND MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TWIST-FILLED ADVENTURE. --\u003ci\u003eTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE GAME IS MOST DEFINITELY AFOOT. --MICK HERRON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLondon 1909:\u003c\/b\u003e Vernon Kell, head of counterintelligence at the war office, wants to set up a Secret Service, but to convince his political masters he needs proof of a threat. And to find that proof, he needs an agent he can trust who is smart, ruthless, and able to blend in with the hoi polloi.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAs it happens, the man Kell needs is Wiggins. An ex-soldier with a talent for deduction perhaps second only to the Great Detective, Wiggins was a Baker Street Irregul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A\u003cb\u003e] twist-filled adventure\u003c\/b\u003e that proves far from elementary * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ethrilling \u003c\/b\u003estory of espionage, murder and the creation of the Secret Service -- Charles Cumming, author of \u003ci\u003eA Colder War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA flavoursome smorgasbord\u003c\/b\u003e that features not only Holmes but also Winston Churchill, \u003cb\u003ethis is irresistible stuff\u003c\/b\u003e * Barry Forshaw, Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA fine first entry in what \u003cb\u003epromises to be a great new series\u003c\/b\u003e. Wiggins is a captivating hero, and Lyle draws his Edwardian backstreets in convincing colour. The game is most definitely afoot. -- Mick Herron, author of \u003ci\u003eSlow Horses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA good deal of excitement\u003c\/b\u003e and some enjoyable riffing on both the history of espionage and the Conan Doyle canon, with cameos of everybody from Winston Churchill to Mr Holmes himself... \u003cb\u003ethe book is a treat\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImpressive period detail\u003c\/b\u003e and sharp dialogue add \u003cb\u003echarm \u003c\/b\u003eto the strong plot * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eH.B. Lyle has found the \u003cb\u003egolden thread between Bond and Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e in a thriller which engages on every page -- Giles Foden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eexciting, action packed adventure\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e... \u003c\/i\u003eLyle has chosen an interesting and \u003cb\u003ehighly engaging\u003c\/b\u003e way to take the \u003cb\u003eSherlock Holmes legacy in a new and thrilling direction\u003c\/b\u003e * Shots *\u003cbr\u003eIt is hard to generate something new in such an avalanche of well-worn tropes, but H.B. Lyle has managed to do that quite cleverly in \u003ci\u003eThe Irregular\u003c\/i\u003e * Crime Time *\u003cbr\u003eThe pacing in \u003ci\u003eThe Irregular \u003c\/i\u003eis near \u003cb\u003eperfect\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003ea rip-roaring page-turner of a book\u003c\/b\u003e and a rollicking good read * The Tattooed Book Geek *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efast-moving, hugely enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e story with interesting characters and \u003cb\u003eauthentic background\u003c\/b\u003e...It is the first of a series, and \u003cb\u003eI look forward to the sequels\u003c\/b\u003e * The Historical Novel Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI thoroughly enjoyed H.B. 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