I am Pilgrim- Terry Hayes

Have you ever gone to sleep wondering if someone out there knows all you darkest secrets? Have you ever considered that the things that the news says aren’t necessarily true? Or that society runs on secrets? In truth, secrets govern society, and only a select few know these secrets. Men such as the President of the United States, and of course Scott Murdoch.

   “Orphans always make the best spies”, M. from Skyfall, James Bond. Coincidence or not, being an orphan is of course the case of our main character, Scott Murdoch. Scott is taken into custody by a- Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie type couple- meaning their had lots of money. Scott kept to himself, confining in nobody. And graduating from MIT, Scott is lured into a spy organisation of utmost secrecy. Writing a book about forensic criminal investigating before retiring from the secret world, but leaving a life in the secret world is like leaving a hungry lion’s cage alive.

Eventually the old life gets back to Scott, and we follow him in the most difficult tasks of his life…

 I am Pilgrim is definitely one of the most gripping and thrilling books I’ve ever read in my life. It talks about the secret world so accurately that I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the scenarios are actually real. We meet the most dangerous men in the world and even end up in the stinky rich back streets of Geneva, where banks are another obstacle. There is no limit to the power of the spy organisation, and we truly feel scared about what’s out there. Recommend the book to anyone, its quite a long book though…