Chosen by many readers as the best spy novel of this year

Daily Telegraph, 2023

Superbly constructed and written with flair, it manages to debunk John le Carré's world and to reaffirm its mystique. It's highly unlikely that there will be a better espionage novel this year

Sunday Times

Standout

Guardian, Books of the Year 2023

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A natural-born storyteller

JEFFERY DEAVER

<b>A shot in the arm for thriller fans</b>

THE TIMES

<b>Blissfully ingenious</b>

Daily Telegraph

<b>A breathtaking thriller. A classic in the making</b>

- PETER JAMES,

<b>This is the most impressive espionage debut since Mick Herron's <i>Slow Horses. </i>Filled with fast-moving action and a fine line in threat, it weaves a thrilling spell</b>

DAILY MAIL

<b>Hugely impressive and compelling</b>

- WILLIAM BOYD,

<b>Look out for <i>The Scarlet Papers </i>. . . Engrossing</b>

- STEVE CAVANAGH,

THE BOOK THOSE IN THE KNOW ARE CALLING THE BEST SPY NOVEL OF THE YEAR*** One of the 50 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023 in the Daily Telegraph ****** A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ****** A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ***‘Superbly constructed in an elaborate twisty spy yarn. It's highly unlikely that there will be a better espionage novel this year’ THE SUNDAY TIMES'A breathtaking thriller. A classic in the making' PETER JAMES'Hugely impressive and compelling' WILLIAM BOYD‘A natural-born storyteller’ JEFFERY DEAVER___________London, present dayHistorian Max Archer is invited to a clandestine meeting with legendary Cold War spymaster, Scarlet King.Her offer to share the explosive secrets born of over half a century at the heart of global espionage would be life-changing. But Max has little reason to trust a woman whose name is a byword for deceit and ruthlessness.Soon he is on the wrong side of the law and on the run. As the net closes tighter around him he must somehow discover the truth. Because it’s not just his life on the line – but also the fate of the Western world . . .___________‘Intricate and fast moving, it weaves a thrilling spell’ DAILY MAIL'Smart, slick and totally gripping . . . The Scarlet Papers is always credible, always startling and almost painfully human. A total triumph' TONY PARSONS'A masterpiece' TIM GLISTER*** DISCOVER MY NAME IS NOBODY AND THE INSIDER, FURTHER SPY NOVELS BY MATTHEW RICHARDSON ***
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781405924832
Publisert
2023-12-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Books Ltd
Vekt
411 gr
Høyde
199 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
35 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
592

Om bidragsyterne

Matthew Richardson studied English at Durham University and Merton College, Oxford. After a brief spell as a freelance journalist, he began working as a researcher and speechwriter in Westminster, and has also written speeches for senior figures in the private sector. He is the author of My Name is Nobody and The Insider.