Paris Spring
Published on 21. April 2016
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-78408-019-8 (ISBN)
Description
Paris, April 1968.
The cafes are alive with talk of revolution, but for Will Flemyng - secret servant at the British embassy - the crisis is personal. A few words from a stranger on the metro change his life. His family is threatened with ruin and he now faces the spy's oldest fear: exposure.
Freddy Craven is the hero and mentor Flemyng would trust with his life, but when he is tempted into a dark, Cold War labyrinth, he chooses the dangerous path and plays his game alone.
Then a bizarre murder reveals a web of secrets, and his loyalty to family and friends is tested as never before.
As the streets of Paris become a smoke-filled battleground, Flemyng, like his friends and enemies, discovers that where secrets are at stake, lives are too.
The cafes are alive with talk of revolution, but for Will Flemyng - secret servant at the British embassy - the crisis is personal. A few words from a stranger on the metro change his life. His family is threatened with ruin and he now faces the spy's oldest fear: exposure.
Freddy Craven is the hero and mentor Flemyng would trust with his life, but when he is tempted into a dark, Cold War labyrinth, he chooses the dangerous path and plays his game alone.
Then a bizarre murder reveals a web of secrets, and his loyalty to family and friends is tested as never before.
As the streets of Paris become a smoke-filled battleground, Flemyng, like his friends and enemies, discovers that where secrets are at stake, lives are too.
Reviews / Votes
James Naughtie's brilliant spy thriller is written with authority as well as a deep understanding of time and place * The Scotsman * [Flemyng] is an interesting, well-drawn character. Naughtie tells a good story with his much-loved trademark excess of words * The Times * Striking character studies * The Sunday Times * A hugely gripping and atmospheric read -- Alexander McCall Smith, Mail on Sunday This cracking debut pits brother against brother in a gritty, sprawling epic * Daily Express * I enjoyed the twists and turns of the plot, and surprises turn up around every corner... A very good read' * Crime Squad * A concise thriller... a satisfying and well-conceived novel' * The Tablet * Although complex this is quite a quick read... enjoyable' * New Books Magazine * Naughtie writes with a cool authority reminiscent of that now neglected master of the novel of espionage, William Haggard * Scotsman. *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 145 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78408-019-8 (9781784080198)
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James Naughtie, who presented Today on BBC Radio 4 for twenty-one years, is a special correspondent for BBC News. He has written books on politics and music and published his first novel, The Madness of July, in 2014. He lives in Edinburgh and London.