«A terrific thriller ... One of the best-drawn fictional assassins since THE DAY OF THE JACKAL»

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

«Split-second suspense by an inventive ace of the genre ... a writer who is bringing new life to the international thriller»

NEWSDAY

«A must-read»

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

«Compulsively enjoyable ... Silva keeps the double-crosses moving at a frenzied clip»

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

«A taut spy thriller ... Silva's writing is clean, his characterisations pithy. And he keeps readers guessing»

NEW YORK POST

«A gleefully inventive series of plot twists ... Silva, who's debut, THE UNLIKELY SPY, put the WWII thriller back on the map, brings the genre up to date with a vengeance in an exhilarating story that roots razzle-dazzle espionage heroics in contemporary political headlines»

KIRKUS