Washington Shadow: Peter Cotton Thriller 2: The second 'addictive' spy thriller - Brossura

Monroe, Aly

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ISBN 10: 0719520932 ISBN 13: 9780719520938

Casa editrice: John Murray Pubs Ltd, 2010

Riassunto

Bankrupt and desperate, Britain sends economist John Maynard Keynes to Washington, D.C., to beg for a loan with an escort, agent Peter Cotton, who will be investigating the break-up of America's wartime Intelligence Agency while there.

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Recensione:

'Monroe has a sure grasp of period detail and a remarkable gift for creating memorable characters' (Mail on Sunday)

Praise for the first in the Cotton series, The Maze of Cadiz:

'A splendid debut mystery'

(The Times)

'Clever and fascinating' (Guardian)

'An impressive novel with an extraordinary, dream-like atmosphere . . . The next can't come too soon' (Financial Times)

'Cotton's investigating is clever and fascinating' (Guardian)

'Stands out from the current glut of period thrillers. Four stars' (Mail on Sunday)

'The deliberate anticlimax is a bold and broadly justified gesture of confidence in the power of her sense of time, place and character to charm the reader into a story told entirely on her own terms' (Daily Telegraph)

'Plenty of room for future development' (TLS)

Descrizione del libro:

WASHINGTON SHADOW is the second in the critically acclaimed Peter Cotton series following the fortunes of British spy Peter Cotton. For all fans of John le Carré, Robert Harris, Eric Ambler and Graham Greene.

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• Editore: John Murray Pubs Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0719520932
• ISBN 13: 9780719520938
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 325