Alec Milius: A Spy by Nature (Series #1) (Paperback)

from clevinger

The book is in three parts: 1995 the main character is invited to apply for SIS and sits a variety of exams and interviews; 1996 he is given a job at the London offices of an oil firm with a particular brief and the possibility of a job with MI5 at the end of it; 1997 the plot unravels and he get...

from PDCRead

Milius is stuck in a dead end job. He had been hoping for better things having graduated from the London School of Economics, but is getting bored in a dead end job. When a family friend offers him the opportunity to work for MI6 he jumps at the chance and starts the arduous selection process. He...

from Barb_H

The writing was well done and interesting. I was expecting much more action so I was disappointed that it wasn't very thrilling. The ending seemed abrupt and unfinished.

from gmmartz

Spy by Nature was just OK.... writing was fine, section related to the vetting process for MI6 was interesting, but the rest was pretty predictable. The thing that bothered me the most about this book was the disparity between the supposed high intelligence level of the main character and the bon...

from gypsysmom

I thought maybe I wasn't in the mood for a spy novel because I didn't care very much for this book. I certainly wouldn't agree with the review from The Observer that was quoted on the back cover "The best of the new generation...taking over where Le Carre and Deighton left off." I've read lots of...