Author:Clive Cussler,Boyd Morrison
IT BEGINS IN FIRE AND DEATH
In 1902 a volcanic eruption devastates the island of Martinique. Many die - including a scientist on the verge of an astonishing breakthrough.
A DARK LEGACY IS REDISCOVERED
One hundred years later one of the smartest men on the planet completes the scientist's work. Now in possession of a device that means no secret is safe, he sets out to bring the world to its knees.
AND MUST BE DESTROYED
But standing in his way are Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon. Now the man who knows everything faces the one man who will risk everything to stop him - but is it already too late?
'Cussler is hard to beat'
Daily Mail
'The Adventure King'
Sunday Express
'Nobody does it better... nobody!'
Stephen Coonts
'Just about the best storyteller in the business'
New York Post
'Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes-Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers'
Associated Press
The guy I read
—— Tom ClancyCussler is hard to beat
—— Daily MailDelivers what it promises
—— Financial TimesThe Adventure King
—— Sunday ExpressGreat writing, enjoyable story-telling and wonderful characterisation
—— The Scots MagazineOswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers
—— Daily MailFifty Shades of Hay
—— The TimesHugely enjoyable
—— The MirrorLiterary sensation . . . James' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of E L James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series
—— Daily MailDunmore’s treatment is distinctive. Her work as both a poet and a novelist, is characterised by its rich sensuality and the stark emotional truths at its core. This sensibility, along with the small domestic and personal details at which she excels, transcend genre…
—— Catherine Taylor , Financial TimesExposure is the sort of winter read you hanker for…the period is so meticulously re-created that you almost hear the hiss of the gas streetlamps
—— Melissa van der Klugt , The TimesAn intricately observed and emotionally powerful Cold War thriller that combines subtlety and complexity to create a deeply satisfying and moving book
—— Hannah Beckerman , Sunday Express, S MagazineDunmore is one of our best modern historical novelists and fans of her previous books will be eagerly awaiting this new one. [Exposure is] set during the Cold War and follows a woman determined to protect her family against the odds.
—— MetroDunmore is a very astute and skilful novelist… Exposure is as good as anything she has written; and that’s very good indeed
—— Alan Massie , The ScotsmanA novel about belonging, loneliness, love and the idea of home.... Exposure is a fine addition to the shelves of cold war literature
—— Stephanie Merrit , ObserverDunmore has always been fantastic on the complexity of people's motivations and the secret reasons they act as they do. This book is no exception ... The textures of the times - the daily lighting of fires, the lumpen food and unwieldy domestic appliances - are drawn with poetic sensibility. It all adds up to a richly satisfying story ... a page turner ... it's as much a surprising love story as it is a tale of spies.
—— New York Times Book ReviewA gripping, subtle, emotional novel
—— Sadie Jones, author of The OutcastThis book is a triumph - a marvellous piece of seamless storytelling. The characters are so persuasive, as is the period flavour, while the plot is masterly - I kept thinking I could see where we were going next, and then we didn't. This is an imaginative new take on the Cold War thriller, so convincingly told and peopled that you surface from it surprised to be back in 2015.
—— Penelope LivelyDunmore so cleverly interweaves each of the character's stories that as the tale unfolds it has the chilling ring of absolute authenticity. It’s gripping and page turning and all those things you expect in a Spy Drama - but always laced with her trademark humanity. I was totally caught up in the story which is paced perfectly. Her best book yet.
—— Mavis CheekHer stories are fluid with a stylish and completely unpretentious skill, and Exposure is no exception … the characters are so superbly drawn.
—— Literature WorksDisplays empathy for social period and how historical forces shape lives
—— MetroFrom page one, the marvellous seamless, gimmick-free writing establishes the violent swerving from thankful calm to choking, icy wash of fear … This was my first encounter with the acclaimed Ms Dunmore and, within 24 hours of turning the last page, I had to rush to find another of her works.
—— Country LifeHelen Dunmore returns with a book more twisting and layered than her previous, and yet is an intimate and compelling study of people, personalities and the secrets we hide from each other.
—— The BookbagPleasurable narrative and thoughtful prose
—— Literary ReviewThis subtle, off-kilter foray into John le Carré territory—a chilling, thoughtful, deeply romantic drama about the collateral damage suffered by those on the periphery of world events—displays Dunmore's gifts as one of today’s most elegant and versatile storytellers.
—— KirkusExposure is a beautifully written novel that really showcases this author’s talents.
—— The Welsh Librarian blogExposure is a great spy thriller with an emotional side to it ... it gives you great character's and a beautiful setting. Lily Carrington is one of the best character's I have read about in a book in a long while.
—— Rachel Bustin blogA wonderfully descriptive tale of three rich characters and serves as a great way of bringing the private fears and realities of the Cold War period to life and this novel is a story of that time, as much as anything else.
—— Culture FlyExposure is about the drive to protect one’s family and the devastating consequences of abruptly finding oneself on the wrong side.
—— Anne Goodwin blogExposure is a brilliantly plotted novel, it’s enormously compelling and I gulped it down. Dunmore builds the tension slowly, the atmosphere of fear and creeping shadows is chillingly well done.
—— Heavenali blogJust as thrilling and just as unputdownable as any Le Carré
—— The TabletA compelling read
—— Irish TimesA surprising and fulfilling read
—— The OldieExciting, with a touch of Graham Greene
—— Evening StandardFew novelists can rival Dunmore
—— Sunday Times IrelandWith a poet’s intensity for minutia and symbolism and an always hungry precision for the right word, she creates a real and thoroughly vivid world, a living place, grim and claustrophobic, full in small ways of menace.
—— Irish ExaminerReading Helen Dunmore is like uncovering an old, intimate secret. Her historical detail is flawless. Her narrative focus is never so much on the big public bluster as it is on the private fragility of the human heart - and her latest novel might be her finest yet.
—— Irish IndependentClever and moving
—— The Scotsman, Books of the Year