The British Agent - Simon Conway
Simon Conway
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- Pages · 448 pages
- Publication Date · 20/08/2026
- Genre · Crime & mystery
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DIVE INTO THE TORN-FROM-THE-HEADLINES THRILLER FROM CWA STEEL DAGGER WINNING AUTHOR SIMON CONWAYAcclaim for Conway:`Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph' MICK HERRON`An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing' SUNDAY TIMES`One of the best thrillers of recent years' MISHA GLENNY`The master of the modern thriller' i-PAPER`One of the great thriller writers of our times' HOLLY WATT'A high-octane rollercoaster of a thriller . . ,. must for spy fiction fans. Conway is a master of the genre' CHARLOTTE PHILBY
'Chillingly real . . . the depiction of the right wing militias in the US is totally convincing, deeply sinister' TIM SHIPMANWINNER OF THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER FOR BEST THRILLERTHE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEARFINANCIAL TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEARSUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR----A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN. A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web. A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can't keep. A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine. A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital. And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe. She cannot fail . . .
'Chillingly real . . . the depiction of the right wing militias in the US is totally convincing, deeply sinister' TIM SHIPMANWINNER OF THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER FOR BEST THRILLERTHE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEARFINANCIAL TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEARSUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR----A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN. A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web. A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can't keep. A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine. A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital. And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe. She cannot fail . . .
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