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White Fox
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Set during the darkest days of the Cold War, a tautly-told, nail-bitingly atmospheric historical thriller about two competing KGB operatives caught in a race to secure the devastating truth behind the assassination of JFK. The new novel from a master of the Cold War thriller... This...
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Set during the darkest days of the Cold War, a tautly-told, nail-bitingly atmospheric historical thriller about two competing KGB operatives caught in a race to secure the devastating truth behind the assassination of JFK.
The new novel from a master of the Cold War thriller...
This is Robert Harris storytelling territory - Daily Mail
Outstanding - Sunday Times
Tense, exciting and authentic - Charles Cumming, author of Judas 62
Stunning - The Times
Brilliantly plotted - John Sweeney, author of Killer in the Kremlin
A standout thriller - Financial Times
1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, a radio broadcasts news of the killing of President John F. Kennedy...
Alexander Vasin's new posting as director of a brutal gulag camp is far from a promotion. This is where disgraced KGB officers are sent to disappear, quietly, and forgotten.
But when a violent revolt breaks out, Vasin must decide—run or die. So he runs. With him goes a mysterious prisoner—an individual who might hold the key to an extraordinarily dangerous secret—the identity of who really ordered Kennedy's assassination.
Racing from bleak Siberian wastelands to the grey streets of Soviet Moscow, Vasin needs to stay one step ahead of the most ruthless intelligence organisation in the world in order to keep the most wanted man in Russia alive. And with his loyalty, morality, and patriotic duty tested to the limits, he will face the ultimate choice—fall in line, or die fighting the system...
Weaving together a critical moment in history with the cut-throat machinations of Soviet politics, this tautly told, nail-bitingly atmospheric novel is a superb Cold War thriller.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780552178365
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 252g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Russian expert OWEN MATTHEWS is the author of two highly praised works of non-fiction, Stalin's Children and An Impeccable Spy, and two acclaimed historical thrillers, Black Sun and Red Traitor. As a war correspondent, he covered conflicts in Bosnia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq and Ukraine, and for ten years he was was Newsweek's Moscow bureau chief. He divides his time between Rome and Moscow.
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Based on a true story, this acclaimed, chillingly authentic, page-turner of a thriller brings Soviet Russia and the Cold War world to brilliant life and should rank alongside Martin Cruz-Smith's Gorky Park and Robert Harris' Archangel. 'Outstanding' - SUNDAY TIMES 'A stunning debut thriller . . . utterly terrifying . . . absolutely riveting' - DAILY MAIL 'Fascinating . ....Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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