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'One of the best thriller writers working today. The conclusion to one of the most exciting espionage trilogies this century. THE best villain in modern spy fiction' - Tim Shipman, Chief Political Commentator, SUNDAY TIMES 'An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing' - John Dugdale, SUNDAY TIMES Thriller of the Month 'The Survivor, like its predecessors, combines high-tech expertise with bare-knuckle thrills. It's like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph' - Mick Herron 'Conway's military experience imbues the bloody showdowns with bone-jarring authenticity' THE TIMES 'Terrifyingly plausible' - FINANCIAL TIMES Jude Lyon of MI6 has narrowly foiled the traitor Fowle's plot to level London, but the public are demanding answers. Answers the government doesn't have. As the country reels, a new populist political figure carves a stratospheric trajectory - but is he all he seems? In Moscow the President is furious. The world now knows the destructive power of the programme his people had been developing, and as the Russians scramble to understand how it got into Fowle's hands, they start to worry that perhaps it could be used against them . . . But Jude Lyon has just one question on his mind: Guy Fowle is missing, with nothing left to lose, So what is he planning next? Seething with political machinations, burning with blood-thumping action, and featuring the best returning MI6 operative since James Bond The Survivor brings the espionage novel crashing into the modern day. READER REVIEWS: 'A work of art' ***** Reader Review 'The plotting was excellent' ***** Reader Review 'Masterful' ***** Reader Review Terrific' ***** Reader Review 'Fast paced' ***** Reader Review

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Praise for Simon Conway: The Saboteur takes his storytelling to a new level * Financial Times, on The Saboteur * A novel with visceral thrills and the grand chess of international espionage. Throw in a hero and an anti-hero for our times, and you have one of the best thrillers of recent years * Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, on The Stranger * The Stranger renders Simon Conway one of the 21st century's masters of the thriller genre * Jon Snow on The Stranger * There's a healthy crop of younger spy writers just now, and Simon Conway is among the pick of the bunch. His military background renders the action scenes bloodily and the novel's apocalyptic scenario all too plausibly * The Times on The Saboteur * Violent, authentic and alarmingly believable story about modern spying * the Sun on The Saboteur * It's a hugely entertaining read, featuring the nastiest, most charismatic villain of recent years, and barely pauses for breath throughout * Mick Herron, author of Slough House, on The Saboteur * Top echelon, adrenalin-pumping entertainment all the way * Irish Independent on The Stranger * This book puts Simon Conway into the top flight of thriller writers probing the darker corners of the 'war on terror' * Allan Little, BBC special correspondent on The Stranger *

The Survivor, like its predecessors, combines high-tech expertise with bare-knuckle thrills. It's like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph. * Mick Herron, on The Survivor * Simon Conway is one of the great thriller writers of our times - and in Jude Lyon has created a truly fascinating investigator . . . This is a proper international thriller, with Conway sweeping the reader from Belarus to Africa to London, and all the time bringing the scene to life with the lightest of touches * Holly Watt, author of To The Lions, on The Survivor * Praise for Simon Conway: The Saboteur takes his storytelling to a new level * Financial Times, on The Saboteur * A novel with visceral thrills and the grand chess of international espionage. Throw in a hero and an anti-hero for our times, and you have one of the best thrillers of recent years * Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, on The Stranger * The Stranger renders Simon Conway one of the 21st century's masters of the thriller genre * Jon Snow on The Stranger * There's a healthy crop of younger spy writers just now, and Simon Conway is among the pick of the bunch. His military background renders the action scenes bloodily and the novel's apocalyptic scenario all too plausibly * The Times on The Saboteur * Violent, authentic and alarmingly believable story about modern spying * the Sun on The Saboteur * It's a hugely entertaining read, featuring the nastiest, most charismatic villain of recent years, and barely pauses for breath throughout * Mick Herron, author of Slough House, on The Saboteur * Top echelon, adrenalin-pumping entertainment all the way * Irish Independent on The Stranger * This book puts Simon Conway into the top flight of thriller writers probing the darker corners of the 'war on terror' * Allan Little, BBC special correspondent on The Stranger * An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing * Sunday Times Thriller of the Month *

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Simon Conway is a former British Army officer and international aid worker. He has cleared landmines and the other debris of war across the world. As Co-Chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition he successfully campaigned to achieve an international ban on cluster bombs. He currently works for the charity The HALO Trust opening up access to hazardous areas. He lives in Glasgow with his wife, the journalist and broadcaster Sarah Smith. He has two daughters. A LOYAL SPY, his third novel, won the 2010 CWA Steel Dagger Award for Best Thriller of the year. Visit Simon Conway's website at www.simonconwaybooks.com and follow Simon on Twitter @simongconway and Instagram @simongconway

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