The new novel from a master of the Cold War thriller . . .
''This is Robert Harris storytelling territory''Daily Mail
''Outstanding'' Sunday Times
''Tense, exciting and authentic'' Charles Cumming, author of Judas 62
''Stunning'' The Times
''Brilliantly plotted'' John Sweeney, author of Killer in the Kremlin
''A standout thriller'' Financial Times
1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, the radio broadcasts news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy...
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin''s new posting as director of a gulag camp in the middle of the frozen tundra is far from a promotion. This is where disgraced agents, like Vasin, disappear - sent to die forgotten. And quietly. But tensions in the camp are running high and when a violent revolt breaks out, Vasin finds himself on the run. With him is a mysterious prisoner - who holds the key to the mos
