The new novel from a master of the Cold War thriller . . .This is Robert Harris storytelling territory Daily MailOutstanding Sunday TimesTense, exciting and authentic Charles Cumming, author of Judas 62Stunning The TimesBrilliantly plotted John Sweeney, author of Killer in the KremlinA standout thriller Financial Times1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, the radio broadcasts news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy...Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasins new posting as director of a gulag camp in the middle of the frozen tundra is far from a promotion. This is where disgraced agents, like Vasin, disappear sent to die forgotten. And quietly. But tensions in the camp are running high and when a violent revolt breaks out, Vasin finds himself on the run. With him is a mysterious prisoner who holds the key to the most dangerous secret in the world who ordered Kennedys murder.In a breathless race that takes them through the Soviet Union from the barren Siberian wastelands to the stunning halls of the Katerina Palace and the grey streets of Leningrad and Moscow Vasin must stay one step ahead of the most ruthless spy and police organizations in the world . . . and keep the most wanted man in Russia alive. Its a journey that will push Vasins loyalty, morality and his patriotism to the limit. And he must confront the ultimate choice fall in line, or die fighting the system.With masterful storytelling that weaves together an explosive moment in history with the...

Binding: Hardback;304 pages; Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd; Classification: FHD; Weight: 620 g; Dimensions: 164 x 244 x 29

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