Author: Beaumont, Jack
Thriller / suspense
Published on 26 February 2026 by ATLANTIC BOOKS (Corvus) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Frenchman Thrillers' series.
Paperback | 416 pages
128 x 198 x 27 | 290g
THE THRILLING INTERNATIONAL SPY THRILLER PHENOMENON FROM A FORMER INTELLIGENCE AGENT.
'Twisty and riveting . . . seamlessly blends insider tradecraft and a doomsday plot' David McCloskeyTHE GAME IS ON. AND IT'S ABOUT TO GET DEADLY . . .
Alec de Payns is an undercover agent in an elite division of France's famed intelligence service. When a routine mission goes fatally wrong, Alec is forced to confront the unthinkable: his team has been betrayed by one of their own. Tasked with investigating a covert bio-weapons facility in Pakistan, Alec must race to uncover its secrets to save the lives of his loved ones. But with a traitor in the ranks, deceit following his every move, it's not just Alec in the firing line. It's the potential destruction of Paris itself . . .
'Gripping... revelatory'The Times'A thrilling roller-coaster ride of a novel...Think James Bond with a Parisian twist' ExpressFive-star reader rave reviews for The Frenchman:'WOW!' Reader review, 5 stars'As good as it gets' Reader review, 5 stars'Best espionage I've ever read' Reader review, 5 stars'Best spy novel...and by someone who has been a spy!' Reader review, 5 stars
