'The French John le Carré.' Tim AyliffeTHE THRILLING INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE FRENCHMAN. ALEC DE PAYNS IS ON THE RUN - AND WANTED FOR MURDER. French spy Alec de Payns is tasked with exfiltrating a North Korean defector from Beijing. The asset claims to know the details of a massive cyberattack that could destroy the world's economy. But before the man can utter a word, he dies in de Payns' arms. The new French prime minister is enraged that such a routine job ended in disaster. Then de Payns' next missionmysteriously collapses as well. The Company has no choice but to disavow him. Exposed, hunted across South-East Asia and cut off from official support, de Payns must untangle a deadly conspiracy and clear his name - alone. But in a world of deception, who can he trust? And who is truly pulling the strings in this deadly liar's game?PRAISE FOR JACK BEAUMONT:'A propulsive, rip-your-guts-out adrenaline ride.' David McCloskey'Gripping... revelatory' The Times'A thrilling roller-coaster ride of a novel . . .Think James Bond with a Parisian twist.' Express