ARGONAUT BOOKS

A fast, fluent and often gripping read . . . From clandestine Le Carré-style intrigue and steamy Fleming-esque trysts to scenes from a battlefield "hellscape" that nod to HemmingwaySpectator - Boyd TonkinGorgeous physical settings . . . the dark chess games of the cold war; switchbacks and betrayals, hidden loyalties, cross-loyalties and grudges . . . This is fiction as reportage, in a context where the official reportage was often effectively fiction. It carries the shock of truthGuardian - Aida EdemariamImpressive . . . Justifably a modern classic in EthiopiaGuardian - John SelfA gripping ta...Read More