{"product_id":"a-spy-alone-paperback","title":"A Spy Alone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Beaumont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Five stars. One of the best books I've read in a very, very long time' James O'Brien, LBC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is first class' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Excellent' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exceptional' David McCloskey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Floor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Everything a John le Carr fan could ever wish for' \u003ci\u003ePrivate Eye #1615\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch comes across his desk, he jumps at the chance.\u003cbr\u003eBut as Simon investigates, worrying patterns begin to emerge. His subject made regular trips to Oxford, but for no apparent reason. There are payments from offshore accounts that suddenly just stop.\u003cbr\u003eHas he found what none of his former colleagues believed possible, a Russian spy ring now nestled at the heart of the British Establishment? Or is he just another paranoid ex-spook left out in the cold, obsessed with redemption?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Oxford's hallowed quadrangles to brush contacts on Hampstead Heath, agent-running in Vienna and mysterious meetings in Prague, \u003ci\u003eA Spy Alone\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping international thriller and a searing portrait of modern Britain in the age of cynical populism. Perfect for readers of Charles Cumming, Mick Herron and John le Carr.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Spy Alone\u003c\/i\u003e 'A highly accomplished novel from a new writer of great promise' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A cracker of a debut novel which really does make clear what's been going on' \u003cb\u003eBill Nighy\u003c\/b\u003e via \u003ci\u003eThe Rake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A marvellously confident debut, sharply observed and exceptionally well written' \u003cb\u003eCharles Cumming\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eBox 88\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beaumont is at the forefront of the espionage genre, capturing the changing nature of intelligence: soft influence and business deals are overtaking stolen secrets; long-term insinuation is replacing Cold-War tradecraft. Brilliant' \u003cb\u003eI. S. Berry\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Peacock and the Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best spy novel I've read for years... An astonishing debut... and a brilliant portrait of how Britain allowed Russia to game our recent politics, including with Brexit' \u003cb\u003eLuke Harding\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eInvasion: Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful. Beaumont finds a very moving place in the meditation between older ideas of patriotism and the new world. There are also eerie echoes of the Musk and Vance worldview in the villains, which give it a power and prescience' \u003cb\u003eRory Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e, co-host of The Rest is Politics podcast\u003cbr\u003e'Beaumont ... catches the zeitgeist of (le Carr) .... He conveys all the world of espionage with relish, in its murky motives and surveillance techniques and the book races along and makes for a stunning debut' \u003cb\u003eMaxim Jakubowski\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A clever, thrilling spy story that brings the feel of Eric Ambler's shadowy political intrigues right into today's world' \u003cb\u003eJeremy Duns\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFree Agent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tense, compelling and remarkably timely... Shades of some of the greats of spy fiction it might even be better than Charles Cumming' \u003cb\u003eDominick Donald\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eBreathe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Beaumont worked undercover as an MI6 operative in war zones, on diplomatic missions and in international business. His work spanned two decades and four continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267753885945,"sku":"9798217253067","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nReeahe7Y39798217253067.webp?v=1768868581","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-spy-alone-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}