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Praise for Jack Grimwood

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A fine book . . . for those who enjoy vintage le Carré

Ian Rankin

The new le Carré . . . an absolutely brilliant page turner . . . if you love thrillers, Jack Grimwood is a name you need to remember

BBC Radio 2 The Sara Cox Show

Spring's best thriller

Observer

A powerful, addictive, twisty tale where no-one can be trusted

David Young, author of Stasi Child

'Note-perfect, multi-layered, rugged as a T-34 tank. Grimwood is about to become your new favourite thriller writer

Independent

The writing is elegant, the dialogue razor sharp, the characters drawn economically but effectively, and the action is unrelenting

SciFi Now

Grimwood is a damned fine writer

Independent

The superior spy thriller of the year. Le Carré fans will be delighted

Amanda Craig

A compulsive and supremely intelligent thriller from a master stylist

Michael Marshall, author of The Straw Men

An intriguing thriller

Literary Review

Mesmerising, surefooted, vividly realised . . . something special in the arena of international thrillers

Financial Times

Even better than Child 44 . . . A blizzard of exciting set pieces, superbly realized

Daily Telegraph

An extraordinarily atmospheric and immersive read ... escapism at its best

Good Housekeeping

So atmospheric, so elegantly written . . . like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, or like early le Carre. I really recommend it. I just disappeared into it totally

Marian Keyes

The thriller of the summer ... Grimwood raises the stakes in this dark, twisty tale

iPaper

Matches Robert Harris, Joseph Kanon, Ken Follett and John le Carré thrill for thrill in this breath-taking WWII story of atmospheric suspense, daring espionage and political intrigue, set in the tense depths of Britain's Darkest Hour

What's On Glasgow

Intricately plotted, rip-roaring World War Two adventure - proper heroes, proper villains, royal intrigue and grounded in real history

Ian Rankin

Triumphant... The synthesis of real and fictitious characters is handled with panache by the talented Grimwood

Financial Times

Top-notch . . . the suspense never wavers

Crimetime

Fact and fiction merge in a rip-roaring yarn. Excellent

Sun

Fact and fiction merge in what they used to call a rip-roaring yarn that is totally credible. Excellent.

The Sun

Highly entertaining . . . The plot is splendidly complicated. Like most good adventure novels set in recognizable history, Grimwood offers readers an enticing "what if?"

Scotsman