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One of France's premier scholars of Elizabethan literature
investigates the curious case of Henry Porter, his idiosyncratic
genius, and his most fascinating play.
A chilling police surveillance thriller from 'one of the masters of
the genre' Sunday Telegraph At the funeral the bells of the church
were rung open rather than half-muffled, as is usual for the dead.
Kate Lockhart has come, along with corporate leaders, ministers and
intelligence chiefs, to a beautiful town in the Welsh Marches to
mourn her soul mate, David Eyam, the brightest government servant
of his generation. All that remains of Eyam are the burnt fragments
of a man killed far from home in a horrific explosion. Eyam has
left a devastating legacy which certain people at the funeral are
desperate to suppress - but Kate Lockhart is equal to Eyam's
legacy. She becomes the focus of the state's paranoiac power and
leads the local resistance to it, directed from beyond the grave by
Eyam. And the state is no match for the genius of the dead... An
incredibly prescient thriller set in the aftermath of the Snowden
news story from the bestselling author of Brandenburg.
'A timeless ripping espionage yarn' 'An up-to-the-minute political
novel' 'Characters who become richer with every appearance' Sunday
Times Thriller of the Month Heart-stopping international spy
thriller from 'An espionage master' (Charles Cumming) starring
ex-MI6 officer Paul Samson for fans of Mick Herron, Lee Child and
John le Carre Ex-MI6 officer Paul Samson has been tasked with
secretly guarding a gifted young woman, Zoe Freemantle. He is just
beginning to tire of the job when he is attacked in the street by a
freakish looking knifeman. It's clear the target is on his back not
hers. What he doesn't know is who put it there. At that moment, his
mentor, the MI6 legend Robert Harland lies dead on a remote stretch
of the Baltic coastline. Who needed to end the old spy's life when
he was, in any case, dying from a terminal illness? And what or who
is Berlin Blue, the name scratched in the sketchbook beside his
body? A few hours later, Samson watches footage from the US
Congress where billionaire philanthropist Denis Hisami is poisoned
with a nerve agent while testifying - an attack that is as
spectacular as it is lethal, but spares Anastasia Hisami, the love
of Samson's life. Two things become clear. One, it was a big
mistake to lose the mysterious Zoe Freemantle. And two, Robert
Harland is making a final play from beyond the grave.
In Henry Porter's critically acclaimed novel The Bell Ringers,
England in the near future is eerily familiar. There are concerns
about terrorism, the press is feisty, and the prime minister is
soon to call a general election. But quietly--largely unknown to
the public or even most in government--things have become
undeniably Orwellian. Cameras with license-plate recognition
software record the movements of every car. A sophisticated
top-secret data-mining system known as Deep Truth combs through
personal records, identifying violators of minor laws as well as
those disposed to antigovernment beliefs. In the interest of
security, the divide between private and public has crumbled.
Freedom has given way to control.
David Eyam was once the prime minister's head of intelligence. He
was one of those who knew about Deep Truth, but he suffered a fall
from grace. Then, while on vacation in Columbia, he was killed by a
terrorist bomb. Now his former lover, Kate Lockhard, has been named
as the benefactor of his estate. But Eyam has left her more than
just wealth; Kate is also heir to his dangerous secrets.
Chilling, absorbing, and unsettlingly realistic, The Bell Ringers
is a fearless work from a talented novelist at the top of his
game.
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