The Partisan

The Partisan
Patrick Worrall
Hardback
h240 x 156mm - 384pg
7 Jul 2022 UK
9781787635784
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IN THE ESPIONAGE GAME, EVERY MOVE MATTERS. . . Compelling, intricate and epic in scope, The Partisan is a virtuoso WW2/Cold War thriller introducing a bold new voice to the genre. It is the summer of 1961 and the brutal Cold War between East and West is becoming ever more perilous. Two young prodigies from either side of the Iron Curtain, Yulia and Michael, meet at a chess tournament in London. They don' t know it, but they are about to compete in the deadliest game ever played. Shadowing them is Greta, a ruthless resistance fighter who grew up the hard way in the forests of Lithuania, but who is now hunting down some of the most dangerous men in the world. Men who are also on the radar of Vassily, perhaps the Soviet Union' s greatest spymaster. A man of cunning and influence, Vassily was Yulia' s minder during her visit to the West, but even he could not foresee the consequences of her meeting Michael. When the world is accelerating towards an inevitable and catastrophic conflict, what can just four people do to prevent it? Epic in scope, The Partisan is a thrill ride like no other, taking you from the hallowed halls of Cambridge to the grimy depths of the Moscow underworld, from 1960s London to the Eastern Front in the Second World War.
Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre * Lee Child * A taut, sophisticated, and hugely satisfying thriller. With a multi-layered and ingenious plot, this is a superb and immensely enjoyable read from an excitingly fresh and original new voice. Wartime resistance, Cold War espionage, a world on the cusp of nuclear catastrophe and a cast of deftly drawn and believable characters combine to make this a hugely compelling, unputdownable and fast-paced read that takes the reader on a journey from the forests of Lithuania, to the Kremlin and back streets of Moscow, to the jazz bars of early 1960s London and the colleges of Cambridge to the bleak realities of the GDR and post-war Vienna. * James Holland * Patrick Worrall has produced a constantly fascinating and emotionally authentic thriller that moves effortlessly and atmospherically from one decade to another and one location to another as the story' s devious secrets are revealed. * Robert Goddard * Fast-paced, intriguing and deeply atmospheric. The Kremlin sequences in particular are mighty evocative. * Tom Bradby *
Patrick Worrall was educated in Worcestershire and King' s College, Cambridge. He has worked as a teacher in eastern Europe and Asia, a newspaper journalist, a court reporter at the Old Bailey and the head of Channel 4 News' s FactCheck blog. The Partisan is his first novel.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781787635784
Published: 7 Jul 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bantam Press
Publisher: Transworld Publishers
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 156mm
Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
Pages: 384

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