Another great Nora Baron thriller. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC. Although this is part of a series it can definitely stand alone, but in my opinion, once you read one you will be hooked. Nora and Her husband Jeff are a middle aged couple on a Caribbean cruise at the behest of the CIA. They are following a couple and are forced to split up in order to maintain their surveillance. Lots of tension follows as Nora must decide how far to go to get evidence. I couldn’t put it down. I really enjoy the main character, Nora. She seems like a regular person that I might be friends with, just thrown into these tenuous situations.

A pleasant read in one of my favorite genres, mystery / suspense

I haven't read the earlier books in the series, so I don't know how this latest title compares, but by this stage of the plot line, the husband and wife team are working well together with a comfortable support team.

I had to put the book down when life interfered, and somehow I just couldn't get myself to pick it back up. So my opinion is less of an informed one than I like to leave. I am confident, however, that as Ranganathan said, "Every book has its reader." Someone will find this the perfect read!

Another fun read. Not quite a cozy mystery, nor a typical spy-novel, and not quite a thriller, but a fun hybrid. A happy married, middle-aged, middle-class husband and wife go undercover for the CIA, posing as second honeymooners on a luxury Caribbean cruise. Why? Because they don't look like spies and there was a murder and possibly money laundering involved.

This author is unknown to me but I'll be looking for his other books.

I absolutely loved this book.  The story flowed, there were no language problems and, while it set up for follow-up, it wrapped up the story lines.  

Nora Baron is an actress, acting teacher and part-time CIA operative.  Her husband Jeff is full-time.  They are asked to take a Caribbean cruise (tough job but sometimes you just have to sacrifice for your country!) to trail someone in order to find a terrorist, drug scum and all-around evil man.  

Plenty of action while also some sight seeing.  

This is a great book for just sitting back and whiling away some time and feeling that it was worth it.  I want to read more Nora Baron adventures.

This is an entertaining and fast=paced spy thriller, well-plotted with enough twists and turns in the story to keep things interesting. The heroine is pretty much the opposite of the standard literary spy: she's well-adjusted, happily married, and middle-aged. She's competent but not a well-honed killing machine, and thus we're spared the angst and self-flagellation that often shows up in spy fiction.

I enjoyed the book and will read the other books in the series.

I liked that book because it has the feel of a TV Show. I recommend it for those who love shows like mission impossible or The Avengers

In this fun series, Nora Baron doggedly chases down the things she cares about, and it's not surprising she wants to protect Carmen from a philandering and manipulative husband.

But is that the whole story? There are many twists and turns along the way. I figured some things out before she did, and felt like yelling at her to just look a little closer and get them right... Other aspects were a complete surprise.

Well worth reading.

The Devil and the Deep Blue Spy is a light-hearted, quick, cozy type mystery, CIA style. It’s the fourth book in a series and follows a middle aged, happily married couple on their escapades as a spy team. The husband, Jeff, is a professional CIA agent and the wife, Nora, is former actor and high school acting teacher who has haphazardly found her way into spy work by assisting her husband on occasional assignments. In this particular episode, the couple is given the opportunity to take a Caribbean cruise in hopes of observing and assessing a particular Frenchman and his wife who have peaked the interest of the government agency. Along the way, Nora finds herself separated from her husband and confronted by an international terrorist appropriately named, Diablo. Nora is on her own with only her wiles to outsmart the devil himself while her partner is on the cruise ship in the deep, blue sea.

This story is a bit silly and unrealistic, but also fast-paced and fun, and the characters are endearing. The setting is lush and descriptive and gives a vivid picture of the French Island surroundings. This series provides the perfect crime stories for those who enjoy the thrill, but prefer their mysteries less graphic and dark.

Off on a Company paid cruise in the caribbean islands, Nora takes another leap into a CIA assist and ends up running her own mission. She will scare fans with her daring do. And some of the new characters, especially Eb, will delight you (and scare you), too. Another fun read. And, I always appreciate the class of the author. The stories and characters are engaging without all the foul language and seamy subplots thrown in for the publishers and "stinkers" and offensive to a healthy mind.
Ratings: *=yuck **=eh <b>***=like</b> ****=really like *****=classic

This was a fun, quick read. Great characters, especially Nora Baron who has starred in several of Tom Savage's books. A little predictable but the suspense isn't the point, it's the interplay between the chsracters.. highly recommended

Pleasant, quick international mystery yarn, reminiscent of the Thin Man movies of the 1930s and 40s.
He's the professional, she's the amateur, but without her, nothing gets solved. Not a heavyweight, but entertaining. West Indies descriptions almost a travelog.

Tom Savage’s series about a middle-aged spy team, Jeff and Nora Baron, has been well received. “The Devil and the Deep Blue Spy,” a clever takeoff of a popular expression used in many musical and novelistic themes, takes them on an all-expense paid Caribbean cruise, something I suppose is paid for by the ever generous American taxpayer. I am pleased to report that, aside from some bumps and bruises, the trip was enjoyed, if not particularly restful.

It’s understood that Jeff is the head honcho of the duo, the most influential and biggest wage earner, but Nora does okay in her minor role, although she’s the biggest player in this story. Their task on the voyage is to observe and report on the actions of a fellow passenger, Claude, and his strange wife, Carmen. It’s a snap assignment until the couple is forced to split up, Jeff following Claude and Nora shadowing Carmen, supposedly the easier task. Jeff fades into the shadows of the story and Nora takes all the lumps, as Carmen becomes a most formidable adversary with secrets and clout that threaten the safety of the rather amateurish Nora.

The clumsy surveillance of her adversary by Nora was so awkward as to be almost silly. Days of constant tailing with many sidewalk strolls, constant meals together in tiny cafes (although still in secret), meetings in parks behind sunglasses, and everyday sequestering on a small cruise ship, never alerted Carmen to the fact that someone was watching her. Even an assassination attempt that Nora thwarted never uncovered her hound dog role. Or so we were led to believe. But that’s the rest of the story I won’t go into.

Savage is a good writer who manages to keep things complicated but decipherable. His sense of location is vivid and the steamy heat and heavy rain are sensed against the reader’s skin, something I appreciate in my reading. His dialogue is sensible and realistic. All in all, his story resonates and is enjoyable. I recommend this book as a good, entertaining read.

Meeting up with Nora Baron for the fourth time is like running into an old friend. Her latest adventure with the CIA has Nora and her husband, Jeff, on a Caribbean cruise tailing Claude & Carmen Lamont.

Travelogue of Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe & Martinique made it feel like we were there investigating too.

An action packed, spy-thriller with a plot that is fast-paced and 'can't put it down'-able.

Suspend reality for awhile to enjoy a couple caper in the Caribbean. Enjoyable characters make for a quick, fun read with a bit of mystery/ thriller thrown in for good measure.

I keep reading these books- and every time I point out that this isn't how the CIA works. Somehow I can't stop myself. That's because Nora is a hoot. She's a good character, full of vim, curiosity, and loyalty. She's got a mission and she's going to carry it out (even if in no universe would this happen). She never should have split up with Jeff to follow Carmen, thought to be an innocent, while he stuck with Claude, who is believed to be a terrorist. Nora ends up in hot water but ever the intrepid, she not only survives, she kicks it. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. Perfect if you're looking for a fast breezy read.

The Devil and the Deep Blue Spy is Tom Savage’s fourth novel in the Nora Baron Thriller series. Tied up in a storage shed on a tropical island, Nora mentally reviews how it was she had arrived at this point. The mission, the cruise, the targets, what clue had she missed to land herself here?

It all began as agency director Hamilton Green approached Nora and her husband, Jeff, to take on a mission together posing as a couple on a second honeymoon cruise. They were to watch Claude and Carmen Lamont. Claude was suspected of supporting the terrorist known as Diablo. Diablo was on the most wanted list yet the only pictures the agency had were sketches, the most detailed one having been drawn be a woman thought to have been one of his victims.

After Nora thwarted an attempt on Carmen’s life, she began focusing her efforts on Carmen and her safety. This results in Nora and Jeff dividing up, each watching one of the couple. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Nora is the only one doing the watching when she begins working with junior agent Ellie Singer. Was it luck that they were able to avoid their watcher, or was it part of the plot for the set up meeting with Diablo?

This is an exciting adventure that places Nora and Jeff together on a mission for the first time. However, it is Nora who stumbles into the devil’s lair. With a cast of interesting characters, a sultry tropical setting, and a most unexpected hero, this novel definitely lives up to its predecessors in the series. I did enjoy this book and I do recommend it!

I have read Tom Savages' other books and this was in keeping.. Kept the interest and although story was interesting, fairly predictable except for over the top plot. I will keep reading his future books.

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up.

I loved Tom Savage's books in the 90's - Valentine and Scavenger were awesome. He didn't publish anything for years and then returned a few years ago, with this Nora Baron series. I picked up the first one and thought it was okay but didn't have any desire to carry on with the series. I requested this one because I saw that it was taking place in the Caribbean, specifically Martinique which I have been actively researching for a trip. I thought his descriptions of the islands were great and you can tell he has spent time in these places and that authenticity adds to my enjoyment of the book. As for the story, it was just okay for me. Nora is an actress and her husband Jeff is in the CIA. They are needed on a cruise ship to follow a rich French business man who is suspected of moving a lot of money offshore, because they suspect he will be meeting with an associate and this will help them understand where he is moving the money. It all started out pretty well but even though it was a short book and a pretty quick read, for some reason it started to drag for me toward the end when they were on the small island off of Martinique. Also, I thought they had an awful lot of good luck at the end and it didn't seem that realistic to me. This probably would have been a 3 if not for the Martinique setting. It is a treat to read a mystery set in the Caribbean since there are so few out there. I may pick up the previous Nora Baron novel where she has a job in Venice because at least I know I will enjoy the scenery.

This is the first time I have read a book by Tom Savage honestly I should have started with book one than jumping into book 4.

The story is very much written like a Caper adventure story as a wife can't seem to stay out of her husbands operation. The characters are likeable, fun and easy to connect with right away.

Readers of Adventure Caper stories will love this Tom Savage Nora Baron Story.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of Tom Savage The Devil and the Deep Blue Spy.

I enjoy this series featuring Nora Barron written by Tom Savage. They are quick reads and very enjoyable. Nora is married to a CIA operative and is an acting teacher when she accidently gets involved in one of his operations. She does such a great job that the CIA has decided to hire her for part-time work. (perfect for an actress). She and her husband get involved in international capers and the series is about these adventures. This latest book is an island-hopping chase of an international terrorist that makes me so jealous of Nora and her fabulous "job". Not quite "cozy" but these are also fairly light-hearted reads that are perfect for a day at the pool. Thanks to NetGalley for my advanced copy!