The Cover Wife

The Cover Wife is described as 'both gripping and scarily plausible, from the first page to its chilling conclusion, a book that demands to be read' by Kevin Wignall, author of A Death in Sweden.

The latest sophisticated, suspenseful, and intensely human spy thriller from master of the genre Dan Fesperman transports the reader to Paris and Hamburg, and deep into the conspiracy behind the 9/11 attacks.

Paris, October 1999. CIA agent Claire Saylor's career has stalled due to unorthodox behaviour in her past. When she's assigned to go undercover in Hamburg, posing as the wife of an academic who has published a controversial interpretation of the Quran's promise to martyrs, she assumes the job is a punishment. However, she soon discovers her team leader is Paul Bridger, another Agency maverick, realising there may be more to this mission than meets the eye – and not just for professional reasons.

Meanwhile, in Hamburg, Mahmoud, a recent Moroccan émigré, becomes involved with a group of radicals at his local mosque. As he is drawn deeper into the group, he finds himself torn between his obligations to them and his feelings for a beautiful westernised Muslim woman.

As Claire uncovers the truth about her mission and Mahmoud grows closer to the radicals, their paths are set on a collision course with potentially disastrous repercussions far beyond the CIA.