The Reykjavik Assignment
Published on 3. November 2016
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-1-78497-029-1 (ISBN)
Description
International thriller from renowned political journalist Adam LeBor, taking us behind the scenes in the corridors of power.
UN covert negotiator, Yael Azoulay, has been sent to Reykjavik to broker a secret meeting between US President Freshwater and the Iranian president. Both parties want the violence to stop, but Yael soon realises that powerful enemies are pulling the strings. Enemies for whom peace means an end to their lucrative profit streams.
In this gripping, intelligent thriller, Adam LeBor uses insights gained from twenty-five years of frontline reporting to show us who really has the upper hand in the international game of politics.
UN covert negotiator, Yael Azoulay, has been sent to Reykjavik to broker a secret meeting between US President Freshwater and the Iranian president. Both parties want the violence to stop, but Yael soon realises that powerful enemies are pulling the strings. Enemies for whom peace means an end to their lucrative profit streams.
In this gripping, intelligent thriller, Adam LeBor uses insights gained from twenty-five years of frontline reporting to show us who really has the upper hand in the international game of politics.
Reviews / Votes
Imaginative take on geopolitics... the action never flags' * Sunday Times Crime Club * A fast-moving international conspiracy theory thriller... Lebor's thrillers are grounded in realpolitik and he is particularly knowledgeable here on the situation in the Middle East' * Shots Magazine * Sharp, evocative, rhythmic, visual, terrifying * Frost Magazine * With this book, UK journalist Adam LeBor's electrifying Yael Azoulay trilogy comes to an end. His sharp, gripping narrative delves into the intricacies of geopolitics * Monocle magazine * A thriller with a difference * Booktrail * This fast-moving, refreshingly intelligent story is packed with insider knowledge * Daily Mail * Hooked me from the prologue... I found myself totally engrossed... chillingly prescient' * Nudge Book * A real page turner. It also makes you think what kind of world we live in and what we mere mortals may not know about what is being done in our name * Tripfiction * An entertaining and at times gripping journey full of murder and intrigue through the corridors of global power * The Jewish Chronicle. * There are characters you can believe in and a heroine to identify with and plenty of twists and betrayals and sudden surprises to satisfy any addict of spy and global skullduggery novels. And all written with pace that turns the pages * Tribune Magazine. *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 145 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78497-029-1 (9781784970291)
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The Reykjavik Assignment
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Person
Adam LeBor lives in Budapest and writes for the Economist, Newsweek, New York Times, The Times and other publications. He is the author of a number of nonfiction books, including the Orwell Prize shortlisted Hitler's Secret Bankers.