About Alias Emma 3: The Trap

She has just one week to catch a killer.

Emma Makepeace is headed to Edinburgh for the global G7 Summit when her team is tipped off about a high-profile assassination the Russians are planning—but they have no idea who the target is. All they know is that Nick Orlov, a newly minted British citizen with strong ties to Russia in his past, is somehow involved.

With the eyes of the world on the summit, the agency assigns Emma a partner on the ground: Kate Mackenzie, a jaded Edinburgh cop who resents the implication that she needs help with her job just as much as Emma does. Despite their initial clash, Emma and Mackenzie forge a begrudging mutual respect in their hunt for a killer.

To stop the assassination in time, they have to get close—very close—to Orlov. Surrounded by the world’s most powerful political leaders in a gridlocked city, Emma must set a trap and use herself as bait.

With time running short, Emma faces the most perilous mission of her career. How far will she go to catch the killer?

The third book following international spy and Russia specialist Emma Makepeace, The Trap is the latest gripping thriller from the “the new queen of spy fiction” Ava Glass, author of global smash and CWA Steel Dagger nominee The Chase and 2023 Richard & Judy Book Club selection The Traitor.

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Reviews

  • "In the crowded field of contemporary spy thrillers, this series continues to lead the pack."

    Publisher's Weekly Starred Review

  • "A great summer read."

    BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour

  • "Glass keeps the story charging forward... the pages almost turn themselves."

    The Financial Times

  • “One of the hottest reads of the summer… A can’t-put-down thriller - you're in for a treat.”

    Cosmopolitan

  • "Thriller of the month. A fast-paced and propulsive read, with moments of heart-stopping jeopardy. A thoughtful and intelligent novel."

    Perspective Magazine

  • "A thrill-a-minute… brilliant, gripping and breathless, this is going to have you hooked from the opening sentence."

    The Sun

  • “Not since James Bond has there been such a worthy spy as Emma Makepeace."

    Kirkus

  • "Book of the week. If you’re looking for a new thriller to get your teeth to get stuck into, this is definitely for you."

    Pick Me Up

  • "Ava Glass weaves a tightly-plotted razor-sharp tale of espionage."

    Woman's Own

  • "A cracking thriller. The third book in a series, there’s absolutely no need to have read the others first, as important details are skillfully incorporated here. Any reader can plunge right in. And my goodness, there’s action to dive into!"

    My Weekly

  • “Giving James Bond a run for his money, Ava Glass is a spy insider turned author who is sure to envelop you in mystery with her gripping novel. Perfect for fans of The White Lotus and Killing Eve, you won’t want to put this down!”

    Chat

  • “Packed full of fast action, high-stakes glamour and dangerous liaisons. Glass is breaking down the door to the most male-dominated genres in the English language, the espionage novel.”

    The National