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Tom Fox Trilogy (Book 3)

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Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret . . .

When research zoologist Dr Amelia Blackburn ventures north to investigate the ravages of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, she stumbles on the evidence of another sinister disaster on the Norway-Russia border - one that appears far from innocent. Mother Russia will stop at nothing to prevent this information from being revealed, putting Amelia and her team in grave danger from the moment they leave the site.

When the news reaches London, the eyes of British intelligence turn to the one man with the knowledge and skills to bring her back to safety - and find out what has really happened in the frozen North.

Major Tom Fox thought he'd put his intelligence career behind him, but wrapped in a custody battle for his young son, Charlie, a request from his high-ranking father-in-law forces his hand. When the reluctant spy reaches Russia, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary mission.

As Fox and Amelia fight for their lives - and their country - in Russia, Charlie is lead into dangers of his own in England. Three lives are about to be embroiled in the darkest secrets of the Cold War conflict - and a plot that, if left unchecked, will echo through history . . .


©2023 Jack Grimwood (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

PRAISE FOR JACK GRIMWOOD
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If you’re missing the Cold War thrillers of le Carré, Jack Grimwood will fill the space in your heart with a thrilling splinter of ice
VAL MCDERMID
So atmospheric, SO SO GOOD, I recommend EXTREMELY highly
MARIAN KEYES
This a proper page-turning high stakes thriller
Crime Time
A fine book . . . for those who enjoy vintage le Carré
Ian Rankin
Grimwood is a damned fine writer
Independent
The new le Carré . . . an absolutely brilliant page turner . . . if you love thrillers, Jack Grimwood is a name you need to remember
BBC Radio 2 The Sara Cox Show
Spring's best thriller
Observer
A powerful, addictive, twisty tale where no-one can be trusted
David Young, author of Stasi Child
A compulsive and supremely intelligent thriller from a master stylist
Author Jack Grimwood
Narrator Daniel Weyman
Series Tom Fox Trilogy
Duration 10 hours and 41 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241607435
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Adventure fiction, Espionage and spy thriller, Historical fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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