The Peacock and the Sparrow

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BEST FIRST NOVEL WINNER: Edgar Awards International Thriller Writers Awards A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker NPR The Diplomatic Courier During the Arab Spring, an American spy's final mission goes dangerously awry in this 'crackling debut thriller' (The New Yorker) from a former CIA officer that Joseph Weisberg, creator of The Americans, calls 'the most realistic espionage story I've read.' THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR 2024 GUARDIAN BEST BOOKS OF 2024 THE TELEGRAPH BEST BOOKS OF 2024 FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2024 WINNER OF THE 2024 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2024 BARRY BEST FIRST MYSTERY OR CRIME NOVEL AWARD WINNER OF THE 2024 MACAVITY BEST FIRST MYSTERY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANTHONY AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL NOMINATED FOR THE STRAND MAGAZINE BEST DEBUT MYSTERY OF THE YEAR One of the "top spy novelists of the 21st Century" The Times 'Gritty, propulsive, dark and twisty' David McCloskey, author of Damascus Station 'It's fantastic, I loved it' Steve Cavanagh, author of Thirteen 'Deservedly garlanded with high praise' Adam Lebor, Financial Times '..the most impressive debut of the year to date and a spy novel to rank alongside the best of Mick Herron's Slough House series.' The Irish Times 'immediately elevates IS Berry, a former CIA case officer, alongside David McCloskey and Paul Vidich.' John Dugdale, The Sunday Times 'Berry has all of le Carre'

• Binding: Hardcover

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