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, a radio broadcasts news of the killing of
President John F. Kennedy . . .
Alexander Vasin''s new posting as director of a brutal gulag camp is far from a promotion. This is where disgraced KGB officers are sent to disappear, quietly, and forgotten.
But when a violent revolt breaks out, Vasin must decide: run or die. So he runs. With him goes a mysterious prisoner - an individual who might hold the key to an extraordinarily dangerous secret: the identity of
