QUANTOCKS write Harry Bucknall’s debut novel – Spark, a fast-paced action thriller – has just been published.

Harry has lived on the Quantocks his entire life and, although now working mostly in the Middle East, his family still lives here and he is a regular visitor to West Somerset. There is a reference to the hill in the book.

“Ever since reading Ian Fleming’s Dr No as a teenager, I have been a huge fan of spy thrillers and have wanted to write one for some time,” said Harry.

“At the beginning of my career, I spent ten years working for GCHQ so I have some good insight which lends authenticity.

“There is a lot of great spy fiction around at the moment and some of it is quite dark with brooding antiheroes. This definitely reflects the time we live in, but I wanted to go back to the escapism and fun of Fleming while also setting the story in a modern context with current events and themes.

“I also wanted to create a truly Bond-style villain!”

Spark follows the exploits of rookie MI6 agent, Lucinda Spark, as she works to track down the terrorists responsible for an attack on London. She teams up with a CIA operative and their investigations lead Spark into a web of terror at the centre of which lies a rogue Iranian general.

Spark must confront and outwit the general to thwart his  plans to redraw the map of the Middle East and bring terror to Europe.

Spark is available as a printed book and ebook from 

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