The Insider
  • Published: 1 March 2022
  • ISBN: 9780718183431
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $22.99

The Insider

BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SCARLET PAPERS: THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR 2023

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25 Nov 2021
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25 Nov 2021
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1 Mar 2022
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A thrilling novel of espionage and murder in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's most exciting new spy writer

A Russian defector is found brutally murdered in a London hotel.

Only four people in the world knew he had turned - the four most important and powerful figures in Whitehall.

There's only one conclusion - a mole has infiltrated the highest levels of the nation's security.

Operating in secret from within Westminster's darkest corners, former spy, Solomon Vine, must uncover the traitor.

Because Britain's future hangs in the balance.

And with it the fate of the whole world . . .
  • Published: 1 March 2022
  • ISBN: 9780718183431
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Matthew Richardson

Matthew Richardson, 35, retired late last year after 282 games and 800 goals for the Richmond Football Club. Born in Devonport, Tasmania, he played his entire football career for the Tigers. Since retirement he has proved an adept and entertaining football commentator for the Ten Network.

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Praise for The Insider

Proof that the spy genre is flourishing in the 21st century . . . [Richardson's] plotting has an old-school, Swiss-clock precision

The Guardian

Compelling, intense and sharply authentic

James Swallow, bestselling author of Nomad

Supremely confident . . . told with panache and a taste for spy craft that mark it as outstanding

Daily Mail

A bang-up-to-date thriller told with old-school panache. A great read.

Mick Herron, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of Dead Lions

Authentic, mysterious, fraught with deception, betrayal, and uncertain allegiances, it captures perfectly the foggy world of spies

Jason Matthews, author of Red Sparrow

A splendid tale of espionage starring an old-fashioned MI6 hero . . . exciting spy literature

The Times

Combines immaculate Cold War tradecraft with modern tech savvy as our maverick hero comes up against a le Carré-esque establishment while trying to find a mole

Sunday Times Crime Club

Praise for Matthew Richardson

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Calls to mind early le Carré

Gregg Hurwitz, bestselling author of Orphan X

Truly authentic and frighteningly so . . . a remarkable thriller

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