The Scarlet Papers

Chosen by many readers as the best spy novel of this year * Daily Telegraph, 2023 * Superbly constructed and written with flair, it manages to debunk John le Carré's world and to reaffirm its mystique. It's highly unlikely that there will be a better espionage novel this year * Sunday Times * Standout * Guardian, Books of the Year 2023 * A natural-born storyteller * JEFFERY DEAVER * A shot in the arm for thriller fans * THE TIMES * Blissfully ingenious * Daily Telegraph * A breathtaking thriller. A classic in the making -- PETER JAMES This is the most impressive espionage debut since Mick Herron's Slow Horses. Filled with fast-moving action and a fine line in threat, it weaves a thrilling spell * DAILY MAIL * Hugely impressive and compelling -- WILLIAM BOYD Look out for The Scarlet Papers . . . Engrossing -- STEVE CAVANAGH Magnificent * Literary Review * Smart, slick and totally gripping . . . The Scarlet Papers is always credible, always startling and almost painfully human. A total triumph -- TONY PARSONS A masterpiece -- TIM GLISTER Grand in scope and packed with fascinating insights -- MICK HERRON An extraordinary novel -- HOLLY WATT Addictive, original and outrageously entertaining . . . Matthew Richardson proves himself a writer of huge talent and skill -- CHARLOTTE PHILBY An epic read! -- JEREMY DUNS Sprawling, ambitious, inspired by real events * Financial Times * Superbly constructed and written with flair ... this might be the best spy novel of the year * Sunday Times * Superbly constructed in an elaborate twisty spy yarn. It's highly unlikely that there will be a better espionage novel this year * Sunday Times * The Cold War is given a new twist ... Impressive, superior spy stuff * Shots Magazine * Intricate and fast moving, it weaves a thrilling spell * Daily Mail * Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy meets James Bond * Historical Novels Review *