The Insider
- Author Matthew Richardson
- Narrator Sean Barrett
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 25 November 2021
- Run Time 8 hours and 26 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Espionage and spy thriller, Political / legal thriller.
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What to expect
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A thrilling novel of espionage and murder in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's most exciting new spy writer
A Russian defector is found brutally murdered in a London hotel.
Only four people knew he had turned - the four most important and powerful figures in Whitehall.
There's only one conclusion - a mole has infiltrated the highest levels of the nation's security.
Operating in secret from within Westminster's darkest corners, former spy, Solomon Vine, must uncover the traitor.
Because Britain's future hangs in the balance.
And with it the fate of the whole world . . .
Praise for Matthew Richardson
Proof that the spy genre is flourishing in the 21st century . . . [Richardson's] plotting has an old-school, Swiss-clock precision - The Guardian
Compelling, intense and sharply authentic - James Swallow, bestselling author of Nomad
A splendid tale of espionage starring an old-fashioned MI6 hero . . . exciting spy literature - The Times
A bang-up-to-date thriller told with old-school panache. A great read. - Mick Herron, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of the Slough House Series
© Matthew Richardson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
Praise for Matthew Richardson
Proof that the spy genre is flourishing in the 21st century . . . [Richardson’s] plotting has an old-school, Swiss-clock precision
Compelling, intense and sharply authentic
A bang-up-to-date thriller told with old-school panache. A great read.
A splendid tale of espionage starring an old-fashioned MI6 hero . . . exciting spy literature
Combines immaculate Cold War tradecraft with modern tech savvy as our maverick hero comes up against a le Carré-esque establishment while trying to find a mole
Supremely confident . . . told with panache and a taste for spy craft that mark it as outstanding
Authentic, mysterious, fraught with deception, betrayal, and uncertain allegiances, it captures perfectly the foggy world of spies
Calls to mind early le Carré
Truly authentic and frighteningly so . . . a remarkable thriller
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