{"product_id":"ascension-9781408709955","title":"Ascension","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of our finest thriller writers'' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Harris is always pure quality'' Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A fascinating tale of modern espionage in a unique setting'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree friends from a mission many years ago reconnect when one of them dies in mysterious circumstances on remote Ascension Island. Rory Bannatyne had been tasked with tapping a new transatlantic data cable, but a day before he was due to return home he is found hanged. When Kathryn Taylor, on the South Atlantic MI5 desk, begs ex-spy Elliot Kane to go over and investigate, he can''t say no, but it''s an uneasy reintroduction to the intelligence game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntirely isolated from the world, the disappearance of a young girl on the island at the same time as Rory''s death means local tensions are high. Elliot needs to discover what happened to her as well as to Rory. But the is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best new spy series continues\u003c\/b\u003e with ex-spook Elliot Kane reluctantly back in harness to investigate the suspicious death of a former colleague on Ascension Island. \u003cb\u003eFirst-class cloak-and-dagger stuff against an unusual backdrop\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating tale of modern espionage in a unique setting\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of our finest thriller writers\u003c\/b\u003e...Fans of his criminally underrated Belsey novels, about a corrupt London detective, will recognise some familiar themes, including a soft spot for heroic losers and an interest in the physical and mental remains of the Cold War. \u003cb\u003eBut it is the location that matters most of all, windswept and staffed by a mixtures of spooks, oddballs and drunks, and it will stay with you long after you close the book\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eHarris evokes a powerful sense of place in a landscape where the elements turn out be a character in its own right and the intrigue developing as a result of his investigation quickly sets up a rather frantic and tense finale. \u003cb\u003eA bloody good read!\u003c\/b\u003e * Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e twisty, propulsive spy thriller, all set against the vividly evoked hellscape of one of the most remote islands in the world\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA corker\u003c\/b\u003e...Harris expertly keeps the plates spinning while breathing thrilling life into the ex-pat community and its moon surface existence * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003eOliver Harris is always pure quality and I'm loving the hell out of his foray into the contemporary spy novel. \u003cb\u003eElegant and compulsive\u003c\/b\u003e' * Ian Rankin, praise for A Shadow Intelligence *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836856353111,"sku":"9781408709955","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ascension-9781408709955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}