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Arctic Sun
Series: Tom Fox Trilogy
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The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month - a British Agent alone in frozen Russia. A Cold War secret that could echo through history... 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic. A tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret... Investigating the ravages of the Chernobyl meltdown, researcher Amelia...
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The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month - a British Agent alone in frozen Russia. A Cold War secret that could echo through history...
1987. High in the Soviet Arctic. A tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret...
Investigating the ravages of the Chernobyl meltdown, researcher Amelia Blackburn stumbles on the evidence of another, more sinister disaster. Mother Russia will stop at nothing to keep this secret, plunging Amelia into grave danger.
Major Tom Fox, British Agent, must bring her to safety and find out what really happened in the frozen North. But when his young son is led into dangers of his own in England, three lives are embroiled in the Cold War's darkest secrets—and a plot that could echo through history...
Series: Tom Fox Trilogy
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Arctic Sun
The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month - a British Agent alone in frozen Russia. A Cold War secret that could echo through history... 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic. A tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret... Investigating the ravages of the Chernobyl meltdown, researcher Amelia Blackburn stumbles on the evidence of another, more sinister disaster. Mother Russia will stop...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Moskva
Moskva is a thrilling novel that combines the intrigue of Seven with the espionage atmosphere of Deutschland 83, making it an outstanding serial killer thriller for fans of Gorky Park or Child 44. Set on Christmas Eve 1985, the story begins with the chilling discovery of a young man's body in Red Square. The body is shaved, blood-drained, and frozen...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781405936729
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 302g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Jack Grimwood, a.k.a Jon Courtenay Grimwood, was born in Malta and christened in the upturned bell of a ship. He grew up in the Far East, Britain and Scandinavia. He's written for national newspapers, is a two-time winner of the BSFA Award for Best Novel, and was shortlisted for Le Prix Montesquieu 2015. His work has been translated into numerous languages. He is married to the journalist and novelist Sam Baker. Arctic Sun is his fourth thriller. @joncg
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The fate of Britain rests on one unlikely spy in this rich, atmospheric WWII thriller, from the award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall Berlin. July, 1940. The Nazis launch their invasion of Britain, starting with the Channel Islands... And soldier turned safecracker Bill O'Hagan gets an offer: hang for his crimes, or serve his country. The mission: impersonate a local...Paperback$2200Elsewhere:$2400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Moskva
Moskva is a thrilling novel that combines the intrigue of Seven with the espionage atmosphere of Deutschland 83, making it an outstanding serial killer thriller for fans of Gorky Park or Child 44. Set on Christmas Eve 1985, the story begins with the chilling discovery of a young man's body in Red Square. The body is shaved, blood-drained, and frozen...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Arctic Sun
Intense and atmospheric Cold War thriller from award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall Berlin. Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret... When research zoologist Dr Amelia Blackburn ventures north to investigate the ravages of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, she stumbles on the evidence of another sinister disaster on the Norway-Russia border -...PaperbackSold Out
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