Arctic Sun
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  • Published: 5 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241348345
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $37.00
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Arctic Sun

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11 Feb 2025
Tr. Paperback
5 Dec 2023
EBook
7 Dec 2023
Audiobook
7 Dec 2023
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Intense and atmospheric Cold War thriller from award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall Berlin

Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret . . .

When research zoologist Dr Amelia Blackburn ventures north to investigate the ravages of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, she stumbles on the evidence of another sinister disaster on the Norway-Russia border - one that appears far from innocent. Mother Russia will stop at nothing to prevent this information from being revealed, putting Amelia and her team in grave danger from the moment they leave the site.

When the news reaches London, the eyes of British intelligence turn to the one man with the knowledge and skills to bring her back to safety - and find out what has really happened in the frozen North.

Major Tom Fox thought he'd put his intelligence career behind him, but wrapped in a custody battle for his young son, Charlie, a request from his high-ranking father-in-law forces his hand. When the reluctant spy reaches Russia, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary mission.

As Fox and Amelia fight for their lives - and their country - in Russia, Charlie is lead into dangers of his own in England. Three lives are about to be embroiled in the darkest secrets of the Cold War conflict - and a plot that, if left unchecked, will echo through history . . .
  • Published: 5 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241348345
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $37.00
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Praise for Arctic Sun

PRAISE FOR JACK GRIMWOOD

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A fine book . . . for those who enjoy vintage le Carré

Ian Rankin

Grimwood is a damned fine writer

Independent

The new le Carré . . . an absolutely brilliant page turner . . . if you love thrillers, Jack Grimwood is a name you need to remember

BBC Radio 2 The Sara Cox Show

Spring's best thriller

Observer

A powerful, addictive, twisty tale where no-one can be trusted

David Young, author of Stasi Child

A compulsive and supremely intelligent thriller from a master stylist

Michael Marshall, author of the Straw Men

An intriguing thriller

Literary Review

Mesmerising, surefooted, vividly realised . . . something special in the arena of international thrillers

Daily Telegraph

Even better than Child 44 . . . A blizzard of exciting set pieces, superbly realized

Daily Telegraph

An extraordinarily atmospheric and immersive read ... escapism at its best

Good Housekeeping

So atmospheric, so elegantly written . . . like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, or like early le Carré. I really recommend it. I just disappeared into it totally

Marian Keyes

The thriller of the summer ... Grimwood raises the stakes in this dark, twisty tale

iPaper

Fact and fiction merge in what they used to call a rip-roaring yarn that is totally credible. Excellent

Sun

Matches Robert Harris, Joseph Kanon, Ken Follett and John le Carré thrill for thrill

What's On Glasgow

Top-notch . . . the suspense never wavers

Crimetime

Highly entertaining . . . The plot is splendidly complicated. Like most good adventure novels set in recognizable history, Grimwood offers readers an enticing "what if?"

Scotsman

If you’re missing the Cold War thrillers of le Carré, Jack Grimwood will fill the space in your heart with a thrilling splinter of ice

VAL MCDERMID

So atmospheric, SO SO GOOD, I recommend EXTREMELY highly

MARIAN KEYES

This a proper page-turning high stakes thriller

Crime Time

Note-perfect, multi-layered, rugged as a T-34 tank. Grimwood is about to become your new favourite thriller writer

What's On Glasgow

The superior spy thriller of the year. Le Carré fans will be delighted

Scotsman

The writing is elegant, the dialogue razor sharp, the characters drawn economically but effectively, and the action is unrelenting

Crime Time