<p>A couple finds their perfect beach vacation shattered when MI5 use their villa to spy on the crime boss next door in the newest thriller from the "best spy novelist ever" (Philadelphia Inquirer) </p><p>MI5 officer Winnie Monks has never forgotten - or forgiven - the brutal murder of a young agent on her team at the hands of a former Russian Army officer turned fixer and criminal known as the Major. Now, ten years later, she learns that the Major is travelling to a villa at the popular Spanish holiday destination Costa del Sol, and she asks permission to send in a surveillance unit. </p><p>The spooks locate an empty property near the Major's: the Villa Paraiso. It's perfect to spy from - and as a base for Winnie's darker, less official, plans. </p><p>But it turns out the villa isn't deserted. The owners have invited a young British couple to house sit while they are away. Jonno and Posie, a new couple, think they are embarking on a romantic, carefree break in the sun. But when the MI5 team arrives in paradise, everything changes -- their holiday is about to become a terrifying journey into the violent global business of organized crime in <i>The Outsiders</i> by Gerald Seymour -- a sophisticated thriller from a renowned master.</p>
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One of His best
This book could very well be Gerald Seymours best work. Right from the start it grabs and holds your attention right to the ending which is tied up in a tidy knot. The setting in the costa del sol on Spain is beautifully portrayed. The personalities of the many characters are well described and tied together. Like all of GS's books, the plot is both convoluted and spellbinding, sometimes to the point that you become mentally challenged. You owe it to yourself to read this book Read more
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