6-4-11 Once a Spy by Keith Thomson - Fiction

5 - This has to be the best thriller debut I've ever read! The premise is amusing: What happens when a superspy, who has been privy to intensely classified information, gets Alzheimer's and becomes a national security risk? This story alternates between hilarious and tense as Charlie, a gambling addict with a weakness for the horses, tries to take care of his father, whose moments of lucidity are unpredictable, while being chased by an unknown group of men who seem intent on killing both of them. The story gets going from the very first chapter and only gets better as it goes. I'm interested to see what Thomson will follow up with.