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The British Agent

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The British Agent

By: Simon Conway
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THE TORN-FROM-THE-HEADLINES THRILLER FROM CWA STEEL DAGGER WINNING AUTHOR SIMON CONWAY

A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN.

A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web.

A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can’t keep.

A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine.

A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital.

And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe.

She cannot fail . . .

Acclaim for Conway:
‘Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph’ MICK HERRON
‘An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘One of the best thrillers of recent years’ MISHA GLENNY
‘The master of the modern thriller’ i-PAPER
‘One of the great thriller writers of our times’ HOLLY WATT

© Simon Conway 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

 Espionage Genre Fiction Military Mystery Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military Women Sleuths
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Critic reviews

Simon Conway is one of the very best British spy novelists to have emerged in the last 20 years
Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph
An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing
One of the best thrillers of recent years
The master of the modern thriller
One of the great thriller writers of our times
A high-octane rollercoaster of a thriller . . ,. must for spy fiction fans. Conway is a master of the genre
The British Agent confirms Simon Conway as one of the most exciting writers of spy fiction and the true heir to Frederick Forsyth as the master of the torn from the headlines international thriller. Chillingly real . . . the depiction of the right wing militias in the US is totally convincing, deeply sinister
Conway . . . has devised one of the greatest villains in 21st Century spy literature
The sense of danger is deep and unsettling
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