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The British Agent
- Author
- Simon Conway
- Narrator
- Danielle Fiamanya
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 10 September 2026
- Run Time
- 11 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
THE TORN-FROM-THE-HEADLINES THRILLER FROM CWA STEEL DAGGER WINNING AUTHOR SIMON CONWAY
A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN.
A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web.
A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can’t keep.
A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine.
A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital.
And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe.
She cannot fail . . .
Acclaim for Conway:
‘Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph’ MICK HERRON
‘An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘One of the best thrillers of recent years’ MISHA GLENNY
‘The master of the modern thriller’ i-PAPER
‘One of the great thriller writers of our times’ HOLLY WATT
© Simon Conway 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
Critics Review
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A rip-roaring journey from the front lines to America’s corridors of power … Conway brings a powerful sense of verisimilitude to this dark, first-rate thriller. A sinister political conspiracy is seamlessly woven together with battlefield action so well drawn that the smell of cordite almost rises off the pages
FINANCIAL TIMES
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Simon Conway is one of the very best British spy novelists to have emerged in the last 20 years
Charles Cumming, bestselling author of The Trinity Six and Box 88
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Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph
Mick Herron
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An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing
Sunday Times
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One of the best thrillers of recent years
Misha Glenny
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The master of the modern thriller
i-Paper
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One of the great thriller writers of our times
Holly Watt
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A high-octane rollercoaster of a thriller . . ,. must for spy fiction fans. Conway is a master of the genre
Charlotte Philby, author of Edith and Kim
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The British Agent confirms Simon Conway as one of the most exciting writers of spy fiction and the true heir to Frederick Forsyth as the master of the torn from the headlines international thriller. Chillingly real . . . the depiction of the right wing militias in the US is totally convincing, deeply sinister
Tim Shipman, bestselling author of All Out War
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Conway . . . has devised one of the greatest villains in 21st Century spy literature
Sunday Times
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Details
- Author
- Simon Conway
- Narrator
- Danielle Fiamanya
- Duration
- 11 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9781405994675
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Espionage and spy thriller, Political / legal thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives
Synopsis
THE TORN-FROM-THE-HEADLINES THRILLER FROM CWA STEEL DAGGER WINNING AUTHOR SIMON CONWAYA SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN.A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web.A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can’t keep.A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine.A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital.And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe.She cannot fail . . .Acclaim for Conway:‘Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph’ MICK HERRON‘An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing’ SUNDAY TIMES‘One of the best thrillers of recent years’ MISHA GLENNY‘The master of the modern thriller’ i-PAPER‘One of the great thriller writers of our times’ HOLLY WATT© Simon Conway 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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