SET TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN. Journalist John Bailey and CIA officer Ronnie Johnson join forces to outwit their most deadly adversary yet.<br/><br/>'Ayliffe is a master of the genre.' Sulari Gentill<br/><br/>STEALING SECRETS IS A DEADLY GAME<br/><br/>Someone wants Russian millionaire Dmitry Lebedev dead. After years flying under the radar in Sydney, he's just had a narrow escape when a sex worker is poisoned in his hotel room. In desperation he contacts his former CIA case officer, Ronnie Johnson, offering to expose a traitor inside the Australian government in return for protection.<br/><br/>John Bailey has spent decades risking his life to break news stories. Along the way he's made some interesting friends, including Ronnie - who saved his life in Iraq - and Scarlett Merriman, whose night with Lebedev left her in a coma. And now they both need Bailey's help.<br/><br/>While Bailey investigates what happened to Scarlett, Ronnie Johnson is calling in an old debt. Because the same people going after Lebedev have framed Ronnie for murder.<br/><br/>From Canberra to Moscow to Beijing, Killer Traitor Spy uncovers the new lines of espionage in the twenty-first century. It proclaims Ayliffe as a master of the genre.<br/><br/>'A carefully crafted, propulsive thriller that sails uncomfortably close to the truth.' Michael Brissenden<br/><br/>'Torn from the headlines and relentlessly paced.' Matthew Spencer<br/><br/>Review: 'A propulsive, sharply-plotted spy thriller. Torn from the headlines and relentlessly paced.' - Matthew Spencer, author of Black River<br/>'Tim Ayliffe writes on a grand scale-stories of international intrigue, extreme ideologies, life and death stakes-all told with a journalist's insight into humanity at its worst and its best. With Killer Traitor Spy, Ayliffe proves he is a master of the genre.' - Sulari Gentill, author of The Woman in the Library<br/>'Ayliffe knows his stuff . . . Killer Traitor Spy is a carefully crafted, propulsive thriller that sails uncomfortably close to the truth.' - Michael Brissenden, former ABC Moscow correspondent and author of The List<br/>'Journalist turned author, Tim Ayliffe, continues to impress with his latest thriller. Cleverly examining espionage in Australia while producing an intense and entertaining story, Killer Traitor Spy is a captivating read that comes highly recommended.' • Canberra Weekly •