Typhoon - Softcover

Cumming, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0718147367 ISBN 13: 9780718147365

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2008

Synopsis

Hong Kong 1997 - only a few short months of British rule remain before the territory returns to Chinese rule. It's a febrile place. And in that claustrophobic environment of uncertainty and fear the spooks are hard at work, jostling for position and influence.

So when an elderly man emerges from the seas off the New Territories, claiming to know secrets he will share only with the Governor himself, a young MI6 agent, Joe Lennox, sees an opportunity to make his reputation.

But when the old man, a high-profile Chinese professor, is spirited away in the middle of the night by Joe's superiors in collusion with the CIA, it's clear that there's a great deal more than a young spy's career at stake.

The professor, it seems, holds the key to a sinister and ambitious plan that could have awesome and catastrophic repercussions for China in the twenty-first century . . .

About this title

Review:

'A brilliantly written, well-informed spy novel'
-- Maxim

'Compelling, vivid and disturbing. I read it at a rate of knots'
-- William Boyd, author of "Restless"

'Cracking . . . the serperntine twists and the unflaggingly realistic suspense leave you breathless, but spellbound' -- Daily Mail

'If you read one spy novel this year, make it Typhoon' -- thelondonpaper

'Impressive and convincing, with a stunning twist at the end' -- Sunday Telegraph

'The best of a new generation of British spy writers taking over where le Carre and Deighton left off' -- Observer

'The master of the modern spy thriller' -- Mail on Sunday

'Throughly enjoyable and incredibly timely' -- Sky Arts

'Well-timed and excellently executed ... Typhoon, with its deep plotting, flawed characters, climactic conclusion and undercurrent of mistrust, is another step in the footprints of the master [John le Carre].'
-- The Times

Book Description:

The comparison is a heavy one for a young author, but Typhoon, with its deep plotting, flawed characters, climactic conclusion and undercurrent of mistrust is another step in the footprints of the master, John le Carre.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0718147367
• ISBN 13: 9780718147365
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 464