He is brought out of semi-retirement to save the world from an impending outbreak of smallpox that is going to be unleashed on the USA by an Arab Muslim (cast in a similar vein to Osama Bin Laden). It’s essentially a modern-day spy thriller cum crime novel and most of the story is narrated in the first person by Scott Murdoch, codename “Pilgrim”, a secret agent with a covert organisation that has links to US intelligence. Let me back track first and tell you a bit about the storyline. As it turns out, it was too hot, and yes, I am Pilgrim kept me entertained. So when I went on holiday to the UAE earlier this month (to visit my sister and her family) I took a copy with me, thinking it would keep me entertained if it was too hot to do much outdoors. And then I found out the author was once a broadsheet journalist in Australia and a close associate of film maker George Miller - the pair wrote the screenplay for Mad Max 2 together. Then two people recommended it to me, just days apart. To be honest, I had no intention of ever reading this book. Terry Hayes’ I Am Pilgrim is one of those hefty tomes you pack in your holiday luggage, not only because it will keep you occupied for the entire length of time you’re away, but also because the story is so thrilling you won’t grow bored. Proof that my tastes are fairly wide-ranging and eclectic doesn’t come more obvious than this. Fiction – Kindle edition Transworld Digital 625 pages 2013.
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