'Twisty and riveting ... seamlessly blends insider tradecraft and a doomsday plot' David McCloskey

THE THRILLING INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON FROM THE FORMER INTELLIGENCE AGENT

THE GAME IS ON. AND IT'S ABOUT TO GET DEADLY...

Alec de Payns is an undercover agent in an elite division of France's famed intelligence service. When a routine mission goes fatally wrong, Alec is forced to confront the unthinkable: his team has been betrayed by one of their own.

Tasked with investigating a covert bio-weapons facility in Pakistan, Alec must race to uncover its secrets to save the lives of his loved ones. But with a traitor in the ranks, deceit following his every move, it's not just Alec in the firing line. It's the potential destruction of Paris itself...

Five-star reader raves:

'WOW!'
'As good as it gets'
'Best espionage I've ever read'
'Best spy novel...and by someone who has been a spy!'

"Beaumont reveals a world of international espionage that's at once exhilarating, morally repugnant, and deadly... An action-packed spy thriller with an authentic feel." - Kirkus Reviews

"Revelatory!" - The Times