Beaumont Charles - A Spy Alone For Fans Of Damascus Station And Slow Horses - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Five stars. One of the best books I've read in a very very long time James O Brien LBC This is first class The Times | Excellent Spectator A highly accomplished novel from a new writer of great promise Financial Times Everything a John le Carr fan could ever wish for Private Eye #1615 A cracker of a debut novel which really does make clear what's been going on Bill Nighy via The Rake A marvellously confident debut sharply observed and exceptionally well written Charles Cumming author of Box 88 Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found ?2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch comes across his desk he jumps at the chance. But as Simon investigates worrying patterns begin to emerge. His subject made regular trips to Oxford but for no apparent reason. There are payments from offshore accounts that suddenly just stop. Has he found what none of his former colleagues believed possible a Russian spy ring now nestled at the heart of the British Establishment? Or is he just another paranoid ex - spook left out in the cold obsessed with redemption? From Oxford's hallowed quadrangles to brush contacts on Hampstead Heath agent - running in Vienna and mysterious meetings in Prague A Spy Alone is a gripping international thriller and a searing portrait of modern Britain in the age of cynical populism. Perfect for readers of Charles Cumming Mick Herron and John le Carr . Praise for A Spy Alone Beaumont is at the forefront of the espionage genre capturing the changing nature of intelligence: soft influence and business deals are overtaking stolen secrets; long - term insinuation is replacing Cold - War tradecraft. Brilliant I. S. Berry author of The Peacock and the Sparrow The best spy novel I ve read for years An astonishing debut and a brilliant portrait of how Britain allowed Russia to game our recent politics including with Brexit Luke Harding author of Invasion: Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival A post - Brexit take on the classic British spy novel combining a cynical ex - spy protagonist and a major role for Bellingcat - Osint types Shashank Joshi Defence Editor The Economist Beaumont catches the zeitgeist of (le Carr ) . He conveys all the world of espionage with relish in its murky motives and surveillance techniques and the book races along and makes for a stunning debut Maxim Jakubowski Crime Time A clever thrilling spy story that brings the feel of Eric Ambler's shadowy political intrigues right into today's world Jeremy Duns author of Free Agent Tense compelling and remarkably timely Shades of some of the greats of spy fiction it might even be better than Charles Cumming Dominick Donald author of Breathe Beaumont takes the intrigue atmosphere and subterfuge of the Cambridge Spies and brings it bang up to date with a what - if tale of an Oxford spy ring at the service of modern - day populist politicians and malevolent regimes. Chilling Chris Lloyd author of The Unwanted Dead
Title: A Spy Alone For Fans Of Damascus Station And Slow Horses
Author(s): Beaumont Charles
Publisher: Canelo
Barcode: 9781804364789
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 12/13/2023
Category: Espionage & Secret Services