Down Among The Dead Men - Hardcover

HARTLAND, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0025485202 ISBN 13: 9780025485204

Publisher: Macmillan, 1983

Synopsis

British agent David Nairn investigates the link between two seemingly unrelated incidents--an exchange of prisoners between the Russians and British and the murder of a Chinese agent in Nepal, six years later

About this title

About the Author:

Before taking up writing, Michael Hartland spent twenty years travelling widely in Europe and the Far East as a diplomat, then working in counter-terrorism and for the United Nations. He draws on this experience to describe the secret world of espionage with insight and great authenticity. His series of five espionage novels published in the 1980s and 90s established him as one of the leading thriller writers in Britain and the United States. They have been translated into twenty-seven European languages and Japanese – and remain among the most iconic, chilling and gripping spy novels ever published. Michael Hartland and his family live in Devon where, after a long gap, he is working on a new project inspired by contemporary Islamic terrorism.

Review:

"A dazzling first novel... Hartland joins le Carré and Deighton as a master hand." - Best Sellers

 

"A wealth of intrigue... keeps you guessing to the end and entertained all the way there." - Columbus Dispatch

 

"A book as current as today's headlines... rich, well-paced cat-and-mouse novel, authentic in detail, well-grounded in historical fact." - Baltimore Evening Sun

 

"As complex as a Chinese puzzle." - Los Angeles Times

 

"Suspense builds from start to finish... the author will rank alongside Le Carré, Deighton and Follett!" -WEST COAST REVIEW OF BOOKS

 

"Booby-trapped with surprises... the ring of truth all the way!" - CHICAGO TRIBUNE

 

"Cleverly plotted and impressive." - THE GUARDIAN

 

“Fine first novel . . . sinuously sinister.” - THE SCOTSMAN

 

“Superbly captured exotic Far East backgrounds and an array of spooks who seem very real indeed – a cracking debut.” - YORKSHIRE POST

 

“A rich variety of credible characters, a plot that really hums along and descriptions of far away places that make you reach for travel brochures. All the signs of a future winner.” - TED ALLBEURY

 

"Mr Hartland weaves a fascinating plot that kept me guessing to the very last page." - CLIVE EGLETON

 

“Such an interesting story. Five stars.”

Netgalley

 

“Fantastic read with many twists and turns. Very readable and highly recommended.”

Felicity Kemp – Reviewer

 

“I was captivated... It’s clear the author really has a good grasp of espionage.”

Cindy Lauren - Media

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0025485202
• ISBN 13: 9780025485204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304