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A smart and provocative thriller about spies, double agents, and the opaqueness of the human soul.

A young woman is found dead. Her sister sets out to find out what happened - and stumbles into a world of secrets and subterfuge that makes her question who Justine really was. How well can you ever know someone who lies for a living?

Dawn King's play Ciphers was premiered at the Exeter Northcott Theatre in October 2013, in a co-production by Out of Joint, the Bush Theatre and Exeter Northcott Theatre, directed by Blanche McIntyre, before embarking on a UK tour.



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      Publisher: Nick Hern Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/10/2013
      ISBN13: 9781848423497, 978-1848423497
      ISBN10: 1848423497

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A smart and provocative thriller about spies, double agents, and the opaqueness of the human soul.

      A young woman is found dead. Her sister sets out to find out what happened - and stumbles into a world of secrets and subterfuge that makes her question who Justine really was. How well can you ever know someone who lies for a living?

      Dawn King's play Ciphers was premiered at the Exeter Northcott Theatre in October 2013, in a co-production by Out of Joint, the Bush Theatre and Exeter Northcott Theatre, directed by Blanche McIntyre, before embarking on a UK tour.



      Trade Review

      'An ingenious spy thriller... echoes of le Carré... the work of a natural dramatist who knows how to generate suspense'

      * Guardian *

      'Intelligent and stylish... absorbing'

      * The Times *

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