The Fox
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  • Published: 6 August 2019
  • ISBN: 9780552175784
  • Imprint: Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $24.99
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The Fox

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20 Sep 2018
Audio CD
15 Oct 2018
Paperback
6 Aug 2019
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The master storyteller is back with a classic race-against-time thriller with a modern edge.

The No. 1 bestseller

'Forsyth has lost none of his storytelling finesse and geopolitical grasp . . . this is Forsyth at his spellbinding best' Daily Mail

'An ingenious, expertly written and serious look at international conflicts which threaten the future of the world' Washington Post

Most weapons do what you tell them. Most weapons you can control.

But what if the most dangerous weapon in the world isn't a smart missile or a stealth submarine or even an AI computer programme?What if it's a 17-year-old boy with a blisteringly brilliant mind, who can run rings around the most sophisticated security services across the globe, who can manipulate that weaponry and turn it against the superpowers themselves? How valuable would he be? And what wouldn't you do to get hold of him?

The Fox is a race-against-time thriller across continents to find and capture, or protect and save, an asset with the means to change the balance of world power. Whatever happens he must not fall into the wrong hands. Because what follows after that is unthinkable...
  • Published: 6 August 2019
  • ISBN: 9780552175784
  • Imprint: Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $24.99
Categories:

About the author

Frederick Forsyth

Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist, Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of The Jackal, described by Lee Child as ‘the book that broke the mould’, with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. Since then he has written twelve novels which have been bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and, most recently, The Kill List. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Praise for The Fox

Forsyth deserves his place among the thriller greats

The Times

Forsyth has lost none of his storytelling finesse and geopolitical grasp . . . this is Forsyth at his spellbinding best

Daily Mail

Ripped from today’s headlines . . . Forsyth fashions our contemporary reality into an assured thriller

Mail on Sunday

A thriller that’ll have you checking your PC’s security . . . with plenty of detail on the world of cyber-security and fine pacing and characterisation, Forsyth delivers another lesson in how it should be done

The Sport

The five year wait for Forsyth’s latest sensation has been worth every second.

Daily Express

The pages virtually turn themselves

Barry Forshaw, Guardian

[I]ngenious, expertly written and a serious look at international conflicts that threaten the future of the world…Forsyth is supremely well-informed about world affairs, politics, diplomacy, weaponry and the mysteries of spycraft. In "The Fox," as in all his novels, he lays them out in brilliant detail

Washington Post

‘Outstanding … Frederick Forsyth does it again. For a story like this to work, the details have to be on point, and it’s clear that the author has done his homework as he breaks down how hackers work, often detailing their various methods and the different virtual traps they can set … just the kind of stunning, relevant, full-throttle story that thriller fans have been waiting for, and nobody delivers quite like Frederick Forsyth, one of the very best writers the genre has ever known’

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