Damnation
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-78607-325-9 (ISBN)
Description
Dead clients are bad for business, something that Tom Winter, head of security at a private Swiss bank, knows only too well. When a helicopter explosion kills a valuable client and a close colleague, Winter teams up with the mysterious Egyptian businesswoman Fatima Hakim to expose the truth behind their deaths.
Together they follow the money trail around the world and back into the Swiss mountains, the NSA watching their every move. As they start closing in on the truth, Winter and Fatima turn from being the hunters to the hunted, finding themselves in a deadly, high-stakes race against the clock.
Together they follow the money trail around the world and back into the Swiss mountains, the NSA watching their every move. As they start closing in on the truth, Winter and Fatima turn from being the hunters to the hunted, finding themselves in a deadly, high-stakes race against the clock.
Reviews / Votes
'A terrific thriller! Smart and savvy... I had to force myself to stop reading each night.' * Mark Gimenez, author of <i>The Colour of Law</i> * `Frankly brilliant. If you're into globe-trotting action, crime and espionage, then get on it - because this is the real deal and up there with the very best of the genre.' * Robert Parker, author of <i>A Wanted Man</i> * 'Great storyteller' * <i>Berner Zeitung</i> * 'Fast, cool and laconic.' * <i>Sakida Interviewmagazin</i> * 'Captivates readers immediately... Swiss James Bond' (9 out of 10) * <i>Krimikiosk</i> * 'Great arc of suspense. ... Gripping from the first page to the end' * <i>Lebenszeit</i> * 'Fast-paced international thriller' * <i>Tourbillon Magazin</i> * 'Breathtaking action' * <i>Buchmagazin</i> * 'Breathtaking story ... great finale' * <i>Buch der Woche</i> * 'Fascinating new hero...everything a good thriller needs: action, suspense and a touch of erotic' * <i>Anzeiger von Saanen und Gstaad</i> *More details
Edition
CANCELLED
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78607-325-9 (9781786073259)
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Peter Beck studied Psychology, Philosophy and Economics in Bern, Switzerland, where he also gained a doctorate in Psychology. He was a cyclist in the Swiss Army, has a black belt in judo and an MBA from Manchester, UK. Today Peter Beck divides his time between writing the Tom Winter thrillers and helping businesses to shape their corporate culture. Damnation is his debut. He lives in Bern.
Jamie Bulloch's translations include Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes, which was longlisted for the 2016 IMPAC award and the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke, which won the 2014 Schlegel-Tieck Prize. He lives in London.
Jamie Bulloch's translations include Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes, which was longlisted for the 2016 IMPAC award and the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke, which won the 2014 Schlegel-Tieck Prize. He lives in London.