Charlotte Philby

SOMEONE IS WATCHING SOMEONE SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD TRUST SOMEONE DETERMINED TO MAKE HER PAY On the surface, Anna Witherall has the perfect life. Married to her university boyfriend David, she has an enviable job, beautiful home, and gorgeous three-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Rose. Their...

One of ‘the heirs to John le Carré’ The Times ‘A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD ‘Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings’ Sunday Times To betray, you must first belong… In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was...

The Times Thrillers of the Year 2020. The Times Book of the Month. Gabriela is a senior negotiator in the Foreign Office. When she returns to her young family after a seven-month stint in Moscow, something doesn’t seem right. Isobel is a journalist on the local paper in Camden. After...

‘A timely, gripping and morally complex thriller’ MAIL ON SUNDAY ‘Philby is a skilled and evocative writer’ FINANCIAL TIMESTwo women are found dead.Both had a secret.Both had a choice. Artemis leaves the remote Greek island she grew up on to start a shiny new life in 1990s London with...

When the daughter of the Swedish Ambassador disappears from her prestigious London school in broad daylight, the authorities are on high alert. There are no witnesses and no ransom demand: thirteen-year-old Freya Sjöberg has vanished into thin air. With the Metropolitan Police out of their...

“A seriously stylish, hugely compelling mystery… I was utterly gripped.” – Lucy Foley Gabriela is a senior negotiator in the Foreign Office. When she returns to her young family after a seven-month stint in Moscow, something doesn’t seem right. Isobel is a journalist on the local paper...