Owen Matthews

Winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023 A Telegraph Book of the Year A Times Best Book of Summer 2023 Shortlisted for the Parliamentary Book Awards An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war – from the corridors of the Kremlin to the trenches of Mariupol. The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis since the...

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 . ....

From the author of the acclaimed historical thriller Black Sun comes a claustrophobically tense, page-turner set during the Cuban Missile Crisis and based on a terrifying true story. . . 'This is Robert Harris storytelling territory and is told with equal panache and authenticity. There could be no higher praise.' - Daily Mail One of the least known but most...

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...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE PRIZE 'The most formidable spy in history' IAN FLEMING 'His work was impeccable' KIM PHILBY 'The spy to end spies' JOHN LE CARRÉ Born of a German father and a Russian mother, Richard Sorge moved in a world of shifting alliances and infinite possibility. In the years leading up to and during the Second World...