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- ISBN 9780241814086
- Weight: 750g
- Dimensions: 156 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 20 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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PRE-ORDER THIS TORN-FROM-THE-HEADLINES THRILLER FROM CWA STEEL DAGGER WINNING AUTHOR SIMON CONWAY
Acclaim 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 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 . . .
Simon Conway is a former British Army officer and international aid worker who has cleared landmines and unexploded bombs in the aftermath of war in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. As Co-Chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition he successfully campaigned for an international ban on cluster bombs. He currently works for the The HALO Trust, starting new projects in conflict-affected countries.
He is the author of seven novels including the 2010 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winner A Loyal Spy. His next novel, The British Agent, will be published by Penguin Michael Joseph in 2026.
