About Ava

Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by The Guardian newspaper, and ‘the real thing’ by the Washington Post, Ava Glass is the CWA Dagger-shortlisted author of Alias Emma (The Chase), The Traitor and The Trap. The Traitor was a 2023 Richard and Judy Bookclub pick and a Barnes and Noble book of the month.

A former crime reporter and communications consultant, for five years Ava worked closely with spies. Her time in that world fascinated her, and the spies she met back then inspire every book she writes.

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“The queen of spy fiction.” — The Guardian

The Alias Emma series

Nothing about Emma Makepeace is real. Not even her name…

Book 1: Alias Emma / The Chase

In this breakneck, race-against-the-clock thriller, a British spy has twelve hours to deliver her asset across London after Russia hacks the city’s security cameras. Can she make it without being spotted . . . or killed?

Book 2: The Traitor

When an MI6 operative is murdered in his London apartment, fellow spy Emma Makepeace knows the killer was professional. She also knows that no one is safe until the third man is caught - and that she is in terrifying danger…

Book 3: The Trap

Emma is headed to Edinburgh for the global G7 Summit when her team uncovers a planned high-profile assassination—but they have no idea who the target is. Surrounded by the world’s most powerful leaders in a gridlocked city, Emma must set a trap… and she’s the bait.