Trojan SMERSH
Trojan SMERSH is an alternative history spy thriller concerning the deadly insurrection of January 6, 2021, and the USAF manned military space missions that never were. This novel dares to ask: what if there was something far more sinister afoot than what actually transpired that day in Washington DC?
After an attempt is made on his life, rogue ASIS agent and former US Space Force astronaut Sid Tanner finds himself on the frontlines of a conspiracy involving the Trump administration and the Russian death squad SMERSH (SMERt’ SHpiónam, meaning Death to Spies!). Considered a traitor to his country of Australia and its allies in the Coalition of the so-called Willing, he is #1 on the CIA and SMERSH’s respective hit lists because he knows too much on both sides. But now in life’s ironies, Tanner finds he is the only one who can save the Coalition who wronged him from a greater common enemy. As a modern-day Ned Kelly in his trusty suit of armour, Sid Tanner must infiltrate the Capitol riot and hunt down the agents of SMERSH before his past comes back to assassinate him. Such is life!
Reviews and praise for Trojan SMERSH
“Readers drawn to alternate history steeped in espionage with military technology should put Trojan SMERSH on their reading list.”
Asher Syed,
Reader’s Favorite
“I think there is a series there for Netflix with Sid Tanner, honestly.”
Jay Katz,
Down South Anomalies Podcast
“This is an extremely well written and well thought out take on an alternate reality, that I believe is not too far from our own. Jarrah writes in the style of Ken Follett, which makes you feel like you’re right there watching the story unfold at a distance.”
Robert Wagner,
Apollo Detectives
“The details behind the story are intriguing as well as being mainly based on fact, as far as I can establish. I assume [Jarrah has] taken some liberties for narrative purposes.”
Marcus Allen,
former editor of NEXUS.
“Trojan SMERSH is an entertaining thriller, with touches of The Bourne Identity and Ian Fleming’s James Bond imbuing the story. The tone, pace, and plot, throw the reader into an alternative take on history and poses the question ‘what if?’”
Nahima Kern
Aurora House
“The story is thoroughly researched and that shows vividly on the page in authentic-sounding detail.”
Aurealis