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Paris A young woman is cornered on a deserted boulevard. Moments later she walks away, leaving her assailant for dead.

Paris
A young woman is cornered on a deserted boulevard. Moments later she walks away, leaving her assailant for dead.

Athens
An elderly man walks into the American embassy with a story to tell.

Moscow
The most unlikely of traitors is uncovered by the most dangerous of men.

Washington
A brilliant, unorthodox CIA agent must single-handedly connect the dots to stop an intricate house of cards from toppling in a cold war that's taken a terrifying new twist.

Reviews

“ Portrays the heart-pounding rhythms of on-the-street espionage better than any novelist in recent memory ”

Daily Mail

“ The greatest ever female character in spy fiction ”

Sunday Times

“ Superb. Enthralling. Shimmers with authenticity ”

New York Times

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  • Paperback

    9781405920834

    June 27, 2016

    Michael Joseph

    544 pages

    RRP $22.99

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  • EBook

    9781405920827

    June 27, 2016

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