{"product_id":"the-foot-soldiers-a-times-thriller-of-the-month-9781529340419","title":"The Foot Soldiers: A Times Thriller of the Month","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA Russian agent hands himself in to MI6 in Denmark, leading to questions about his value and the safety of defectors. When his former employers in the Kremlin develop a plan to show that no defector will ever be safe, the cavaliers of Six find themselves being interrogated by Jonas Merrick of Five, a ruthless and experienced spy. The Foot Soldiers is a masterly novel that fans of the George Smiley series will love, featuring a 21st-century George Smiley-like character who is set to become a classic literary creation. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 432 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 March 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Masterly Novel:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrong Echoes of George Smiley:\u003c\/strong\u003e Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Novel of Real Quality:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThriller of the Month:\u003c\/strong\u003e *****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeware of Russians Bearing Gifts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Defectors are not always welcome. Is the information they bring worth the cost of protecting them for the rest of their lives? Is it even genuine? Might they be double agents?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are some of the questions facing MI6 when a Russian agent hands himself in to them in Denmark. As a team begins to assess his value, his former employers in the Kremlin develop a brutal plan to show that no defector will ever be safe. And they know where to find him. Which means there must be a mole in MI6.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo it is that the cavaliers of Six find themselves being interrogated by nondescript Jonas Merrick of Five - the man called back from retirement and his beloved caravan, the man the young guns call the Eternal Flame because he never goes out. But while he may be grey, Jonas is also ruthless. As he quietly works through the suspects in London, and violent mayhem breaks out in Denmark, Jonas plans not just to unmask a traitor, but to hit back at the Russians with deadly force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst encountered in \u003cem\u003eThe Crocodile Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e, Jonas Merrick is set to become one of the great figures of modern spy fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders Love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eI was completely gripped by the plot and interdepartmental jealousies and rivalries. I couldn't put it down!\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eA book that fans of the George Smiley series will love\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eA brilliant, suspenseful, and contemporary thriller.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eA wonderfully complex and unputdownable tale of defectors, traitors, internal politics, and assassination.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eSeymour continues to carry the flame for the espionage genre.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 660g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 163 x 241 x 42 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529340419\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gerald Seymour","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44097513816314,"sku":"9781529340419","price":14.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1648812326811_book.jpg?v=1648832825","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-foot-soldiers-a-times-thriller-of-the-month-9781529340419","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}