A classic thriller from the master of the genre, now with a new and exclusive introduction by ITV newsreader and journalist James Mates.

From the author of Harry's Game - A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick

When British Intelligence asks Michael Holly, a mechanical engineer, to run an errand for them in the Soviet Union, the consequences of capture are never mentioned. But what seems a simple handover carries unimaginable risks, and now Holly is facing fifteen years imprisoned in a gulag in the midst of the frozen tundra.

Along with his fellow inmates, Holly has to find the strength to fight the camp's brutal regime in any way he can. But Camp 3 is the place where hopes and dreams are brought to die. Against the might of the Soviet state, is Michael Holly strong enough to sustain his will to survive?

"An amazing feat of storytelling... Too good to miss" - The Scotsman

"Written with terrifying, informed immediacy, this holds like barbed wire" - Evening Standard

"A novel of great distinction" - Daily Mail