Inspired by history, this labyrinthine, compelling, tense and chillingly-authentic thriller brings Soviet-era Russia and the paranoia of the Cold War to brilliant life - a thriller to rank alongside Martin Cruz-Smith's Gorky Park and Robert Harris' Archangel.
Russian expert OWEN MATTHEWS is the author of two highly praised works of non-fiction, Stalin's Children and An Impeccable Spy, and a novel - the acclaimed thriller Black Sun. As a war correspondent, he covered conflicts in Bosnia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq and Ukraine, and for ten years he was was Newsweek's Moscow bureau chief. He divides his time between Oxford and Moscow.
A stunning debut thriller . . . ferocious, authentic and utterly
terrifying . . . absolutely riveting.
*DAILY MAIL*
There are some authors who have gone out into the world to observe
the good, the bad and the ugly. Owen Matthews is such a novelist.
Black Sun is fascinating and has fearsome authenticity.
*FREDERICK FORSYTH*
An outstanding first novel . . . Matthews writes superbly.
*SUNDAY TIMES 'Crime Book of the Month'*
One of the best thrillers of recent years . . . a glorious book, a
tour-de-force. It drips with authenticity from every page . . . a
page-turning, thumping good read.
*DAVID YOUNG, bestselling author of Stasi Child*
Fact and fiction combine to keep the pages turning in this
impressive debut thriller.
*THE TIMES 'Best Historical Fiction of the Year'*
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