The British Agent
Will be published approx. on 20. August 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-241-81408-6 (ISBN)
Description
PRE-ORDER THIS TORN-FROM-THE-HEADLINES THRILLER FROM CWA STEEL DAGGER WINNING AUTHOR SIMON CONWAY
Acclaim for Conway:
'Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph' MICK HERRON
'An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing' SUNDAY TIMES
'One of the best thrillers of recent years' MISHA GLENNY
'The master of the modern thriller' i-PAPER
'One of the great thriller writers of our times' HOLLY WATT
A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN.
A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web.
A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can't keep.
A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine.
A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital.
And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe.
She cannot fail . . .
Acclaim for Conway:
'Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph' MICK HERRON
'An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing' SUNDAY TIMES
'One of the best thrillers of recent years' MISHA GLENNY
'The master of the modern thriller' i-PAPER
'One of the great thriller writers of our times' HOLLY WATT
A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN.
A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web.
A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can't keep.
A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine.
A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital.
And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe.
She cannot fail . . .
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-81408-6 (9780241814086)
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Simon Conway is a former British Army officer and international aid worker who has cleared landmines and unexploded bombs in the aftermath of war in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. As Co-Chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition he successfully campaigned for an international ban on cluster bombs. He currently works for the The HALO Trust, starting new projects in conflict-affected countries.
He is the author of seven novels including the 2010 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winner A Loyal Spy. His next novel, The British Agent, will be published by Penguin Michael Joseph in 2026.
He is the author of seven novels including the 2010 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winner A Loyal Spy. His next novel, The British Agent, will be published by Penguin Michael Joseph in 2026.