Contact Zero
Published on 28. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-340-83166-3 (ISBN)
Description
Who, what or where is Contact Zero? Deep in the mythology of the Service, whispered in training, clung to in moments of despair, is the belief that it is out there, the last chance saloon. You think you're beaten, betrayed and utterly alone, but maybe you're not. Maybe you get your one shot at rescue, if not redemption. Contact Zero: run by members of the Service, for members of the Service. When an operation is mortally compromised in David Wolstencroft's fabulous second novel, four first-year probationary agents, cut adrift in four corners of the World, must put Contact Zero to the test. But first they have to find it. And maybe one of the youngsters isn't quite as innocent as the others...
Reviews / Votes
'Nearly unbearable suspense...Escapist, brain-twisting fun.' -- Time Out 'Complex espionage plots around highly believable characters...Wolstencroft has the confidence and ability to tackle the biggest themes, and bring the spy novel bang up to date.' -- Daily Mirror 20060113 'Fiendish clues to decipher and bone-cracking challenges to endure...a marvellously sadistic ingenuity' -- Telegraph 20060225 'Wolstencroft has a talent for both modernising and subverting the spy thriller...unputdownable and innovative...A fascinating post-Le Carre look at the shadow world' -- Guardian 20060325 'A rollercoaster ride of a book which manages to be both a traditional spy story and a hip tale of friendship and trust ... I loved it.' -- Observer on GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS 20060325 'Sharp and funny... brilliant... exciting... the only doubt it leaves is what will this most promising author ever do for an encore.' -- Chicago Tribune on GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS 20060325 'An exuberant and satisfying debut' -- Guardian on GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS 20060325 'A sinuous, addictive read' -- Time Out on GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS 20060325 'With echoes of le Carre and Graham Greene - and a hipness all of its own - Good News, Bad News revitalizes the espionage novel and dishes up a breakneck plot, dizzying twists and two of the most memorable characters in recent suspense fiction. This book is a pure delight!' -- Jeffery Deaver on GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS 20060325More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 29 mm
Width: 113 mm
Thickness: 177 mm
Weight
238 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-83166-3 (9780340831663)
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DAVID WOLSTENCROFT was born in 1969. He grew up in Edinburgh but now lives in Los Angeles. He is the creator of SPOOKS, the BAFTA award-winning spy drama, produced by Kudos for BBC ONE, and the author of GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS. You can contact David via his website at www.davidwolstencroft.com