{"product_id":"liars-candle-1","title":"Liar's Candle","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this brilliant debut thriller, set in the US embassy in Turkey, one young woman finds herself at the centre of a deadly plot and marked for death ... An intelligent, fast-paced spy novel for fans of Olen Steinhauser and Joseph Kanon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SHE IS THE WOMAN WHO KNOWS TOO MUCH ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Penny Kessler,\u003c\/b\u003e a young intern at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, wakes up in a hospital on the morning of July 5th to find herself at the centre of an international crisis. The day before, the Embassy had been the target of a devastating terrorist attack that killed hundreds of Penny’s friends and colleagues. Not only has a photograph of Penny emerging from the rubble become the defining image of the event (#TheGirlwiththeFlag), but for reasons she doesn’t understand, her bosses believe she’s a crucial witness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Suddenly, everyone is desperately interested in what Penny knows. But what \u003ci\u003edoes \u003c\/i\u003eshe know? And who can she trust? As she struggles to piece together her memories of the event, she discovers that\u003cb\u003e Zach Robson\u003c\/b\u003e, the young diplomat she’s been falling for all summer, went missing during the attack. Now his boss at the CIA, \u003cb\u003eChristina Ekdahl\u003c\/b\u003e, wants people to believe that Zach was a traitor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a race to keep from being killed and to uncover the truth, Penny reluctantly partners with \u003cb\u003eConnor Beauregard\u003c\/b\u003e, a rookie CIA officer on his first overseas assignment. But the two won’t survive unless they can outwit - and outmaneuver - everyone from the Turkish president and his daughter to Islamic extremists, to the US State Department, to the CIA itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eLiar’s Candle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Stunning…\u003cb\u003ea novel that brings the le Carré and Follett traditions into the 21st century\u003c\/b\u003e.  Breakneck pacing, sharply observed detail, an all-too-plausible plot, and a protagonist to cheer for' Joseph Finder\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A high-energy thriller…\u003cb\u003eThe tension and relentless action ratchet higher from the very first chapter\u003c\/b\u003e to the climatic ending as one terrifying escape follows the next and everywhere friends and foes change places. Thomas has eerily evoked not only the intrigue and brutality of terrorism in Turkey, but the country itself' Paul Vidich\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Tightly-plotted, well-written, and astute, Liar’s Candle is \u003cb\u003ea remarkable debut' \u003c\/b\u003eLisa Unger\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'August Thomas is \u003cb\u003ea fresh, exciting new voice \u003c\/b\u003ein international thrillers' Chris Pavone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A propulsive, heart-in-your-throat thriller\u003c\/b\u003e that’s loaded with unexpected twists and turns…. LIAR’S CANDLE is a shockingly good debut novel' Daniel Kalla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eLiar’s Candle\u003c\/i\u003e blends the \u003cb\u003einfinity-of-mirrors intrigue\u003c\/b\u003e of an espionage page-turner with the \u003cb\u003ethrills \u003c\/b\u003eof an adventure movie' \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eAssured, informed and fast-moving\u003c\/b\u003e, this novel treads between \u003cb\u003eaction, jeopardy and politics\u003c\/b\u003e, catapulting its unheroic protagonist into situations where she has only her wits and guts to negotiate escalating danger' Bridget Lawless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '...there are \u003cb\u003eclever twists \u003c\/b\u003e– not least a \u003cb\u003egripping end game\u003c\/b\u003e... A \u003cb\u003echilling \u003c\/b\u003etale of modern warfare' \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The set-up is \u003cb\u003eclever \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ewell-done\u003c\/b\u003e and presages much in the way of \u003cb\u003eintrigue\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebetrayal \u003c\/b\u003eand eventual explanations and Penny herself has great potential as a character' \u003ci\u003eCrimeTime\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32125979918419,"sku":"9781471166457","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781471166457_39e97148-093f-4a01-8c97-79db07c1d648.jpg?v=1778824882","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/liars-candle-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}