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- Published: 9 September 2025
- ISBN: 9780241761144
- Imprint: Viking Fiction
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $34.99
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- Published: 9 September 2025
- ISBN: 9780241761144
- Imprint: Viking Fiction
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $34.99
Boyd raises the stakes with his second Cold War novel featuring reluctant spy Gabriel Dax . . . a deft mix of espionage, desire, and moral compromise
iNews
A swinging 60s espionage thriller
Guardian
A faultless evocation of 1960s England, masterful, old-fashioned storytelling. The second novel in a trilogy that’ll leave you wanting more
Saga
Stylish stuff
Observer
One of our most thrilling writers
Daily Express
Beautifully crafted, with echoes of le Carré, Greene and Forsyth, this is a superb evocation of a vanished world, seen through the eyes of a relatably hapless accidental hero
Guardian
Boyd writes elegant prose and tells a convincing story, as he has been doing now for nearly 45 years
The Scotsman