The Russia HouseBarley Blair is not a Service man: he is a small time publisher, a self destructive soul whose only loves are whisky and jazz. But it was Barley who, one drunken night at a dacha in Peredelkino during the Moscow Book Fair, was befriended by a high ranking Soviet scientist who could be the greatest asset to the West since perestroika began, and made a promise. Nearly a year later, his drunken promise returns to haunt him. A reluctant Barley is quickly

I came in here to write a new piece

The trail of bodies begins with the death of a self-made millionaire

heartbreaking' Emma Flint 'One of the most exhilarating reading experiences I've ever had' Emma Healey 'A stunner of a book

Orphaned at a young age

If you're not for us

clever and blonde and my friends were pretty

he must overcome or unite the treacherous Gold families of the Core and face down Darrow over the skies of war-torn Mercury

inadequate self-control

he and the beautiful woman he desires come ever closer to becoming the next martyrs to a passion for murder and conspiracy whose terrifying consequences might still be felt today

Rival drug gangs are fighting over product and territory

Author William Harris is spending the fag-end of the season at Antibes finishing his first attempt at historical biography

Four years have passed since Vanessa Duncan