Blacklist

Blacklist

During the bleak closing decade of the Cold War, there is no sign of a thaw between the opposing powers of East and West. But what if there is a common threat, which can only be faced with a common response? Unless, of course, the common threat itself is an illusion created by one of the players in the intelligence game.<br /><br />But someone, for some reason, is blackmailing key members of the intelligence community on both sides of the Iron Curtain. And people are dying - in violent circumstances. Coincidence? If not, what is the common link uniting the different cases?<br /><br />Eric Blaines, the dyspeptic trouble-shooter from the Ministry of Defence, is the only man who can find the answer. But to do so he must confront the ghosts in his own past.<br /><br />“As Andrew Taylor triumphantly proves . . . there is still room for excellence.” – Irish Times<br />“Eye-blinking finale and a refreshing air of being plotted on the hoof.“ – The Guardian<br /><br />Andrew Taylor’s 30-plus novels include the bestseller, The American Boy, chosen by The Times as one of the top ten crime novels of the decade; the Roth Trilogy (filmed for TV as Fallen Angel); the Lydmouth Series; Bleeding Heart Square; The Anatomy of Ghosts, shortlisted for Theakston’s best crime novel of the year; and The Scent of Death (February 2013).<br /><br />His most recent awards are the CWA Diamond Dagger and Sweden’s Martin Beck Award. He is The Spectator’s crime fiction reviewer. Further information: www.andrew-taylor.co.uk and on twitter @andrewjrtaylor.