Jack Beaumont

A gripping spy novel that could only be written by someone who has operated in this world. - Gary Jubelin, journalist, former homicide detective and author of I Catch Killers While recruiting a Russian human source embedded in the shadows of illicit financial networks, French spy Alec de Payns is abruptly pulled from the field. His new mission: exfiltrate a...

‘It's a richly detailed cloak-and-dagger thriller reminiscent of the novels of John le Carre... I hope Jack Beaumont, whoever he is, writes a follow-up.’ - Stephen Romei, The Australian Alec de Payns is an operative in the secretive Y Division of the DGSE, France's famed foreign intelligence service. He's the agent at the sharp end of clandestine missions, responsible for...

'A sequel that is every bit as thrilling, and chillingly real, as his debut . . . This will probably be the spy thriller of the year.' — The Australian THE FRENCHMAN RETURNS Alec de Payns, espionage operative of the Y Division of the DGSE, France's famed foreign intelligence service, is tasked with tracking down an agent of influence sending...

'It's a richly detailed cloak-and-dagger thriller reminiscent of the novels of John le Carre ... I hope Jack Beaumont, whoever he is, writes a follow-up.' - Stephen Romei, The Australian Alec de Payns is an operative in the secretive Y Division of the DGSE, France's famed foreign intelligence service. He's the agent at the sharp end of clandestine missions, responsible...

'A sequel that is every bit as thrilling, and chillingly real, as his debut . . . This will probably be the spy thriller of the year.' - The Australian THE FRENCHMAN RETURNS Alec de Payns, espionage operative of the Y Division of the DGSE, France's famed foreign intelligence service, is tasked with tracking down an agent of influence sending...