'Utterly gripping elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait' Observer 'Epic and
immersive new and unexpected... deep and compelling' Mail on Sunday 'Terrific action sequences
and lashings of suspense... ticks all the boxes necessary for a superior geopolitical thriller'
Guardian 'Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton and you come away
feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge' Telegraph __________________ A
Financial Times Best Thriller of the Year 2023 If like Kane you're a Denied Access Area spy
for the CIA then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in do whatever is
required and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run when to hide -
and when to shoot. But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous even
for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan Iran and
Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive. Kane
travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West - but
instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening
clever vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart... __________________
Readers love The Year of the Locust'Outstanding... Terry Hayes is scarily good''Brilliant!
Absolutely brilliant!''The writing is exceptional''Worth the wait''Hayes returns superbly'
Sunday Times bestseller January 2024
