Mrs Spy - by M J Robotham (Hardcover)

About the Book

Get ready for a pulse-pounding, laugh-out-loud ride through 1960s London as Maggie Flynn, unexpected MI5 operative and single mum, unravels the intelligence agency's most treacherous secrets. Perfect for fans of BLACK DOVES and SLOW HORSES - M.J. Robotham is the female answer to Mick Herron.

Book Synopsis

'Dark, twisty, and thoroughly entertaining, Mrs Spy is a Thursday Murder Club for spies. You won't be able to put it down' - Ava Glass, author of Alias Emma

Get ready for a pulse-pounding, laugh-out-loud ride through 1960s London as Maggie Flynn, unexpected MI5 operative and single mum, unravels the intelligence agency's most treacherous secrets. Perfect for fans of BLACK DOVES and SLOW HORSES - M.J. Robotham is the female answer to Mick Herron.

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Maggie Flynn isn't your typical 1960s mum.

She's a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5, stalking London's streets in myriad disguises.

Widowed and balancing her clandestine career with raising a Beatles-mad teenage daughter, Maggie finds comfort and purpose in her profession - providing a connection to her late husband, whose own covert past only surfaced after his death.

But Maggie's world spins out of control when a chance encounter with a mysterious Russian agent triggers a chilling revelation: he knew her husband. And what's worse, the agent suspects someone on home soil betrayed him.

As Maggie searches for answers, she'll question everyone - and everything - she thought she could trust. In the murky and perilous world of espionage, can she outsmart those determined to keep her silenced?

Review Quotes

Mrs Spy has invented a new genre - the domestic spy story in where the redoubtable heroine can knock up a shepherd's pie as efficiently as knocking off an enemy agent. Smart, funny and tense - Mrs Spy has a license to entertain.', Daisy Goodwin

'Dark, twisty, and thoroughly entertaining, Mrs Spy is a Thursday Murder Club for spies. You won't be able to put it down', Ava Glass

'If you liked Netflix's Black Doves, you might enjoy this. Good fun', The Gloss Magazine

'A gripping story and great 60s detail, Mrs Spy is the female answer to Harry Palmer. Loved it', Ian Moore

'A hilarious and gripping page-turner', Woman's Own Magazine

'With a well-drawn, witty protagonist and a twisty, intelligent plot, this book will appeal to fans of spy novels and 1960s nostalgia', Candis Magazine

'Maggie Flynn is a true original: a smart, intrepid, middle-aged spy with acute instincts and aching bunions. Her investigation into her husband's death takes her on a fast-paced and perilous whirlwind through Sixties London, in a story that's full of period atmosphere as well as insights into the world of espionage', Gill Paul

'I loved this book: an absolutely gripping and heartwarming story... Down-to-earth, funny, tenacious and brave, we need more heroes like Mrs Spy!', Jane Bailey

'Mrs Spy is a wonderful, twisty, funny, fast-paced novel about the spy we would all like to meet. I read it from cover-to-cover in just a few days, and recommend it highly to anyone who is looking for a brilliant spy thriller with a twist. Loved it.', Hannah Dolby

'An exhilarating ride through the 60s', Woman's Weekly Magazine

'Nukes, traitors, misogynists and the Beatles - a romp but an intelligent one', Crime Time (Spy & Political Fiction Roundup)

'A cracking read', The Sunday Post, The Press & Journal, The Courier

'Palpably exudes 1960s London, combining cultural and political elements unique to the time', Gazette & Herald, York Press, Darlington and Stockton Times, The Northern Echo

'A compelling and sometimes very funny spy entertainment - reminiscent at times of the late Graham Greene', Historical Novel Review

'Recommended May reads', Take a Break Magazine

'Recommended May reads', Townswoman Magazine

'A most enjoyable caper, with just the right touches of realism and entertainment', Crime Time (Crime Roundup)

'The period detail of Sixties London is a joy and Maggie is the kind of heroine we can all root for', Yours magazine

'Addictive and amusing', The Westmeath Independent, Westmeath Examiner, Connaught Telegraph

'Written with style and flair. It is funny, thrilling, and at times unexpectedly moving. I loved it. Highly recommended', Promoting Crime Fiction

About the Author

A former journalist and midwife, Mandy Robotham swapped birth for books when her first novel was published in 2018. Since then, she has been a USA Today bestseller and a five times Globe and Mail bestseller, with seven historical dramas selling over a million copies. Branching out as M J Robotham, The Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux was published in 2023 by Aria/Head of Zeus.