Author:Joseph Conrad
London, 1886 and Mr Adolf Verloc runs a sex shop in the heart of Soho. Unbeknown to his loyal wife Winnie, Verloc also works for the Russian embassy, spying on a group of London anarchists.
The Russian government are furious with the English establishment’s indifference to the anarchist threat gripping the rest of Europe. So Verloc is assigned a mission: Blow up the Greenwich Observatory and make it look like a terrorist attack to provoke a crackdown. Should he fail, Verloc’s real identity as a spy will be exposed to his vicious comrades.
Verloc is forced to turn to the volatile anarchist, The Professor, to supply explosives for his mission – an act which attracts the attention of Chief Inspector Heat of Scotland Yard. Caught between the spy masters and the police, Verloc grooms Winnie’s young and vulnerable brother Stevie as his unsuspecting accomplice. When the truth and consequences emerge, Verloc must face Winnie’s wrath …
From the producers of the acclaimed Line of Duty, this riveting psychological thriller stars Toby Jones as Verloc and Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure as Winnie, with Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire) and Ian Hart (The Last Kingdom). Adapted by BAFTA award-winning Tony Marchant (Great Expectations) and directed by Emmy award-winning Charles McDougall (Hillsborough, House of Cards, The Good Wife), The Secret Agent will be broadcast on BBC One this summer.
Unquestionably among the most entertaining you can find in the season's crop of Swedish crime fiction.
—— Expressen (Sweden)Leif GW Persson is a highly intelligent entertainer, able to make the reader writhe with laughter on one hand and flinch over the sharp and critical depictions of contemporary society on the other ... To put it simply, I haven't had this much fun reading a crime novel in a long time.
—— Skanska Dagbladet ( Sweden)Leif GW Persson undoubtedly writes the most entertaining crime literature in Sweden right now, not least because of the priceless police detective Bäckström - a con man whom we love to hate.
—— Dala-Demokraten (Sweden)Despite - or thanks to - Bäckström's asinine character the plot strands are elegantly woven together into a powerful whole that satisfies the readers' desire for a titillating cast of characters, strange coincidences, and a waft of history.
—— Aftonbladet (Sweden)All the ingredients are in this book...You're in safe hands with Searle's elegant writing
—— The TimesAn incredibly dark, taut thriller...it deserves to be a bestseller. Think of Ruth Rendell morphing into John le Carré
—— Daily ExpressSearle shows a gift for complex plotting. The Good Liar is packed with secrets and surprises, bluffs and double-bluffs
—— Daily TelegraphA perfectly entertaining way to spend a few hours
—— Sunday TimesA confident debut...an easy page-turner
—— GraziaA cracking read
—— Graham Norton, BBC Radio 2What a clever and menacing novel The Good Liar is. I was gripped and horrified in equal measure and the ending knocked me sideways! I can't wait for everyone to read the book so I can talk about it
—— Nina Stibbe, bestselling author of 'Love, Nina' and 'Man at the Helm'Precise and speedy prose, with good old-fashioned romantic adventure spiced up with deadpan authorial irony
—— GuardianFast-paced and chock-full of twists, Last Seen Alive is both absorbing and gripping. After reading it you'll never dream of a house swap again
—— Paula DalyThrilling . . . superb plotting. I could hardly catch my breath between twists!
—— Jenny BlackhurstIt's so twisty, turning and grippy. Highly recommend it!
—— Gilly MacmillanI love stories where you're not quite sure who is telling the truth! This one kept me guessing
—— Jane Corry
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