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‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written… most definitely worth the wait’ Observer
‘Epic and immersive, new and unexpected… deep and compelling’ Mail on Sunday
‘Terrific action sequences and lashings of suspense… ticks all the boxes necessary for a superior geopolitical thriller’ Guardian
‘Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton, and you come away feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge’ Telegraph
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A Financial Times Best Thriller of the Year 2023

If, like Kane, you’re a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again – by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide – and when to shoot.

But some places don’t play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane’s experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place – a place where violence is the only way to survive.

Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West – but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart…
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Readers love The Year of the Locust

‘Outstanding… Terry Hayes is scarily good’
‘Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!’
‘The writing is exceptional’
‘Worth the wait’
‘Hayes returns superbly’

Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024

Publisher Review

Worth the wait… an often captivating, mass-market adventure story that’s mostly more treat than trick — James Owen * The Times * Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton, and you come away feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge — Jake Kerridge * Telegraph * ‘[Hayes] is brilliant at action and military technology’ — John Dugdale * Sunday Times * Epic and immersive, new and unexpected, and his research into spycraft is deep and compelling * Mail on Sunday * Brilliant on the way agents operate and how the US spies on the world * Sun *