Lordy I am not presumptuous enough to re-name someone's life work. If you could rename I Am Pilgrim, what would you call it? I enjoyed the accents and the narration, but particularly liked the voice of the spy 'the Whisperer'. Who knows if any of it was right, but I believed it.

I was enthralled and thought I was learning a lot about crime and espionage. What other book might you compare I Am Pilgrim to and why? It had me from page one until the end, and I hope he follows it with another. I enjoyed the length because the characters and the plot have plenty of time to develop, and they do! The story is a thriller, and it is thoroughly modern. What made the experience of listening to I Am Pilgrim the most enjoyable? LOVED IT (also please find my review helpful.) It all adds up to one thing: this is definitely a credit-worthy summer read. Perhaps that's what makes it so engaging - and terrifying. There's enough history thrown in that sometimes the events feel entirely plausible.

The characters are well formed, flawed and interesting. Hayes has a way of foreshadowing that also keeps the ball rolling. There's an expert pacing to everything that keeps you engaged even when there's no action. I normally don't go for thrillers, but this one is exceptional. And then it turns into a rip-roaring page-turner. It really lays a foundation so you can understand what makes people who they are. It's interesting - because of the history and insight it provides - but it can be a little dry. The first part of the book sounds and feels like non-fiction. Hayes takes his time setting up the characters and the scenario. I kept at it because of the warning and I'm very glad I did. I easily could have put it aside those first hours. In April 2018, James Gray was set to direct.Before I downloaded the book, I saw where another reviewer warned that it takes about 9 hours to get into it. In July 2014, MGM bought the movie rights for the book and are set to target a series of films, similar to the Bond franchise, with Matthew Vaughn directing. 2014 Specsavers National Book Awards 'Thriller & Crime Novel of the Year'.Pilgrim is recalled to the intelligence community who have detected a threat involving the Saracen, who has created a vaccine-resistant strain of the variola major virus. He later trains as a doctor and fights in the Soviet–Afghan War. The 'Saracen' is a Saudi who becomes radicalised by watching his father's beheading. Pilgrim becomes involved in a case in New York City where a mysterious woman uses his book to commit untraceable murders in the aftermath of 9/11. 'Pilgrim' is an American former intelligence agent known as the 'Rider of the Blue' who later writes a book on forensic pathology. It was published on 18 July 2013 in the United Kingdom.

I Am Pilgrim is the debut novel by former journalist and screenwriter, Terry Hayes.

I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes