Lionel Davidson

La lettre était là, sur la table. J’avais bien envie d’aller la jeter dans la chaudière. Ce geste m’aurait sans doute évité bien des ennuis... Il n’y aurait pas eu de nuit à la Vaclavske Namesti ; pa

La lettre était là, sur la table. J’avais bien envie d’aller la jeter dans la chaudière. Ce geste m’aurait sans doute évité bien des ennuis... Il n’y aurait pas eu de nuit à la Vaclavske Namesti ; pa

The award-winning debut thriller from the bestselling author of Kolymsky Heights. "Quite simply the best thriller writer around." (Spectator). Nicolas Whistler is young, bored and in debt. When an opportunity to make some money arises, he can't turn it down. He is sent to Prague to carry out a simple assignment, but he soon finds himself trapped between the secret police and the clutches of the mysterious Vlasta. Whether he likes it or not, Nicolas is now a spy. "Fast-moving, exciting, often extraordinarily funny." (Sunday Times). "Brilliant. Don't miss it." (Observer).

The no. 1 bestseller from the author of Kolymsky Heights. "As significant as ...le Carre in bringing a gritty new realism to the thriller." (Sunday Telegraph). An ancient scroll has been discovered in Israel. Caspar Laing, a brilliant and fiery professor, is asked to decipher it and soon finds that it contains the directions to the secret location of a priceless artefact. As he makes the treacherous journey into the desert, he is joined by dangerous rivals determined to claim the prize. He must win the race at all costs. "Ceaselessly gripping ...A joy to devour." (The Times). "Brilliantly entertaining." (Sunday Express)

A sensational classic: this chilling tale of Siberian espionage is the best thriller Ive ever read (Philip Pullman) ranking with The Silence of the Lambs, Casino Royale and Smileys People (Spectator).Hugely thrilling, brilliantly written, perfect ... I didnt want this book to end. (Anthony Horowitz)WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMAN Kolymsky Heights. A Siberian hell lost in endless night: the perfect setting for an underground Russian research station. Its a place so secret it doesnt officially exist; once there, the scientists are forbidden to leave. But one scientist is desperate to get a message to the outside world. So desperate, he sends a plea across the wildness to the West in order to summon the one man alive capable of achieving the impossible ... Sensationally good ... One of the great thrillers of the last century. (Charles Cumming)As significant as ... le Carre in bringing a gritty new realism to the thriller. (Sunday Telegraph)A breathless story of fear and courage.(Daily Telegraph)

The award-winning debut thriller from the bestselling author of Kolymsky HeightsQuite simply the best thriller writer around.SpectatorNicolas Whistler is young, bored and in debt. When an opportunity to make some money arises, he cant turn it down. He is sent to Prague to carry out a simple assignment, but he soon finds himself trapped between the secret police and the clutches of the mysterious Vlasta. Whether he likes it or not, Nicolas is now a spy.Fast-moving, exciting, often extraordinarily funny.Sunday TimesBrilliant. Dont miss it.Observer

From the bestselling author of Kolymsky HeightsI devoured it. Anthony HorowitzWith an introduction by Anthony HorowitzA filmmaker is reported dead near Mount Everest. His brother, Charles Houston, is convinced hes alive and is determined to find him. Its a dangerous expedition. He travels from India to the forbidden land of Tibet. In the Yamdring monastery, he discovers an emerald treasure guarded by a woman with a deadly secret. But the Chinese army is coming...I hadnt realised how much I had missed the genuine adventure story until I read The Rose of Tibet. Graham GreeneThrilling . . . a perilous journey across Tibet in search of a missing brother. Jake Kerridge, Telegraph

Casper Laing, the young, fiery and brilliant Professor of Semitic Languages, is asked to decipher an ancient parchment found in Israel. Piecing together its mysterious fragments, his translation soon reveals directions to a shrouded location. Believed to be the secret hiding place of the True Menorah, an ancient and priceless Jewish candelabrum, the Jordanians and Israelis begin a frantic race to claim the prize. Surrounded by violent and treacherous rivals, Casper is enjoined on a deadly adventure deep into the burning Negev desert.A Long Way to Shiloh (1966), Lionel Davidsons third novel, was a Book Society Choice and won the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award as well as the Crime Critics Award for Best Thriller of the Year. Published in the USA as The Menorah Men, it was a no. 1 bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic. It further cemented his reputation as one of the pre-eminent genre writers of his generation, and was described by the Guardian as first-rate and by the New York Times as a supple delight in which learning, wit and style are beautifully integrated.

Una escalofriante historia de espionaje siberiano, comparada a La gente de Smiley. Un clásico de nuestro tiempo.«El mejor thriller que he leído.» Philip PullmanAzotados por vientos implacables y sumi

Una escalofriante historia de espionaje siberiano, comparada a La gente de Smiley. Un clásico de nuestro tiempo. «El mejor thriller que he leído.» Philip Pullman Azotados por vientos implacables y su

Una escalofriante historia de espionaje siberiano, comparada a La gente de Smiley. Un clásico de nuestro tiempo. «El mejor thriller que he leído.» Philip Pullman Azotados por vientos implacables y su