# The Insider

**The thrilling novel of espionage and murder set in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's most exciting new spy writer**  
  
**_A Russian defector is found brutally murdered in a London hotel._**  
  
Only four people knew he had turned - the four most important and powerful figures in Whitehall.  
  
There's only one conclusion:  
  
_A mole has infiltrated the highest levels of the nation's security._  
  
Operating in secret from within Westminster's darkest corners, former spy, Solomon Vine, must uncover the traitor.  
  
Because Britain's future hangs in the balance.  
  
**_And with it, the fate of the whole world . . ._**  
  
**Praise for Matthew Richardson**  
  
**'Proof that the spy genre is flourishing in the 21st century . . . \[Richardson's\] plotting has an old-school, Swiss-clock precision'** _The Guardian_  
  
**'Compelling, intense** and **sharply authentic'** James Swallow, bestselling author of _Nomad_  
  
**'A splendid tale of espionage starring an old-fashioned MI6 hero . . . Exciting spy literature'** _The Times_  
  
**'A bang-up-to-date thriller told with old-school panache. A great read'** Mick Herron, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of the Slough House Series

## Details

- **Price:** 0.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** National Geographic Books
- **Type:** Matthew Richardson

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