'An espionage story of high literary calibre' Strong Words Magazine 'A dramatic and
thoroughly immersive account of loyalty ideology and betrayal' Guardian 'A terrific new
voice in spy fiction...A complex action packed portrait of a continent in ferment' Mail on
Sunday 'In remarkably granular detail Worrall conjures up a Fifties Paris where historical
and fictional characters coexist ' Sunday Times ________________ It's 1951 and the
servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupied nations of eastern Europe. As the Red Army
tightens the net Greta - best and bravest of freedom fighters - is told to escape to the West
and undertake a dangerous mission. Greta's task is to find a missing girl: the precious
daughter of a partisan general who was sent into exile in the final days of the war. But the
so-called Free World is no place for vulnerable young refugees. Europe is in ruins the old
Empires are dying and a spectacular cast of spivs gangsters and rival intelligence agencies
are fighting over the scraps. Crossing the Iron Curtain will require nerves of steel as Greta
faces down the French mob ex-Nazis Soviet spies all the glamour and temptation of Paris and
ultimately her own demons. The Exile is a white-knuckle ride into the black heart of postwar
Europe - a terrifying world in which allies and enemies are impossible to tell apart. ________
Praise for The Partisan 'Fast-paced intriguing and deeply atmospheric' Tom Bradby
'Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch' Sunday Times
'Impressive ... The scene-setting is finely detailed and evocative the characters skilfully
drawn' Financial Times 'Immersive intriguing and intelligent - incredibly impressive up
there with the best in the genre' Lee Child Patrick Worrall The Bookseller bestseller July
2023
