EAN: 9781471180286

QUEEN & COUNTRY - ALAN JUDD KARTONIERT (TB)

In a dangerous world nothing is straightforward. Not even murder. 'Judd...knows his stuff when
it comes to the milieu of espionage.' The Times 'An elegant and informed British espionage
novel.' Financial Times 'Authentic  clever and wonderfully entertaining.' Sir Richard Dearlove
former head of MI6 'We can't think of a better Christmas read.' Oxford Alumni Magazine 'He saw
Cleaner Bob arrive that morning  the morning of his death.' In the peaceful towns and villages
of England  Cleaner Bob is washing windows  and people are dying in sudden and unexpected
circumstances. When it becomes clear that the victims have a common history as Russian
defectors  foul play is suspected and a hunt begins to locate their assailant  the lethal
poison that killed them  and the mole who is leaking their locations. In a race against time 
only one man has the connections and experience to crack the case before more people perish.
Charles Thoroughgood  former head of MI6  is enjoying retirement in the Oxfordshire hamlet he
calls home when the call comes in. A man of duty  he agrees to take part in a mission that will
lead him into the heart of enemy territory and threaten to undermine the very values he holds
most dear. Tense  engrossing and terrifyingly believable  the latest Charles Thoroughgood novel
is a timely and brilliant reminder that Alan Judd is a master of the spy thriller and a writer
of the very highest quality.

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