Nicholas Shakespeare

A fascinating new biography of the man behind James Bond, by an award-winning biographer and novelist who has unprecedented access to the Fleming Archive. A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers. WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION Ian Fleming's greatest...

A sophisticated thriller about a missing nuclear scientist—perfect for fans of Robert Harris, William Boyd and Charles Cumming. 'A remarkable contemporary thriller... A triumph' - WILLIAM BOYD A journalist becomes embroiled in a world of secrets and paranoia when a nuclear scientist goes missing. When John Dyer returns to Oxford from Brazil with his young son, Leandro, he expects a...

A brilliant account of 200 years of Tasmanian history and an acclaimed writer's discovery of his secret connection with that island and its past. A brilliant account of 200 years of Tasmanian history and an acclaimed writer's discovery of his secret connection with that island and its past. In Tasmania on holiday, novelist and Chatwin biographer Nicholas Shakespeare discovered a...

In a world of lies, proof is power. Ex-journalist John Dyer must take on a dangerous political conspiracy in order to bring his friend's killer to justice in this gripping thriller by an award-winning writer. John Dyer is living a quiet life when he receives a call that changes everything—an old university friend, Lia, has been killed. Decades have passed...

A wonderful collection of short stories taking the reader around the world—from a dramatic First World War encounter in Australia to the faded glamour of ex-pat 1960s Bombay and an epic quest beginning in 1908 Bolivia. Stories from Other Places by Nicholas Shakespeare takes us around the globe and into the intimate lives of his characters and the dilemmas and...

For readers of William Boyd and John le Carré, an exhilarating literary thriller about the hunt for a missing terrorist in South America. From the acclaimed author of The Sandpit, an exhilarating literary thriller about the hunt for a missing terrorist in South America. Out of a job but in search of one last scoop from South America, journalist John...

A fascinating new biography of the man behind James Bond, by an award-winning biographer and novelist who has unprecedented access to the Fleming Archive. A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers. Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and...