The Year of the Locust
Published on 6. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-1-80499-215-9 (ISBN)
Description
'Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait' Observer
'Epic and immersive, new and unexpected... deep and compelling' Mail on Sunday
'Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton, and you come away feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge' Telegraph
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A Financial Times Best Thriller of the Year 2023
If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot.
But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive.
Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West - but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart...
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Readers love The Year of the Locust
'Outstanding... Terry Hayes is scarily good'
'Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!'
'The writing is exceptional'
'Worth the wait'
'Hayes returns superbly'
Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024
'Epic and immersive, new and unexpected... deep and compelling' Mail on Sunday
'Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton, and you come away feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge' Telegraph
__________________
A Financial Times Best Thriller of the Year 2023
If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot.
But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive.
Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West - but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart...
__________________
Readers love The Year of the Locust
'Outstanding... Terry Hayes is scarily good'
'Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!'
'The writing is exceptional'
'Worth the wait'
'Hayes returns superbly'
Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024
Reviews / Votes
Worth the wait... an often captivating, mass-market adventure story that's mostly more treat than trick -- James Owen * The Times * Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton, and you come away feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge -- Jake Kerridge * Telegraph * '[Hayes] is brilliant at action and military technology' -- John Dugdale * Sunday Times * Epic and immersive, new and unexpected, and his research into spycraft is deep and compelling * Mail on Sunday * Brilliant on the way agents operate and how the US spies on the world * Sun * Compelling, nerve-jangling and breathlessly exciting... Totally immersive * Irish Independent * An absolutely nail biter of a thriller * Glamour * Move over Jason Bourne. CIA operative Kane redefines the smart but vulnerable bad ass super spy in this dazzling cat-and-mouse thriller where the entire globe is a chessboard, and everyone's playing for keeps -- Lisa Gardner Has all the cinematic sweep and verve as Hayes' debut... just as enthralling * Financial Times * With vivid descriptions, some terrific action sequences and lashings of suspense, the book ticks all the boxes necessary for a superior geopolitical thriller * Guardian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 47 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80499-215-9 (9781804992159)
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Terry Hayes
The Year of the Locust
The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of I AM PILGRIM
E-Book
11/2023
Transworld Digital
€8.99
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Person
Terry Hayes is a former journalist and multi award-winning screen-writer. He wrote screeplays for, amongst others, Mad Max 2 - Road Warrior, Dead Calm, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Payback, From Hell and Vertical Limit, along with many un-credited writing on a host of other movies including Reign of Fire, Cliffhanger and Flightplan.
The Year of the Locust is Terry Hayes' second novel. His first, I Am Pilgrim, was published in many languages and was an international bestseller. He lives with his wife and family in Lisbon.
The Year of the Locust is Terry Hayes' second novel. His first, I Am Pilgrim, was published in many languages and was an international bestseller. He lives with his wife and family in Lisbon.