Farewell Dinner for a Spy

I’ve long been a fan of Edward Wilson, whose elegiac novels should be better known … This finely written, intelligent work should give you a taste for the Catesby series – Adam LeBor * Financial Times *A real cut above the usual derring-do James Bond-like spy thrillers, this latest chapter in William Catesby’s MI6 career manages the tricky task of being both literate, complex and pulsatingly exciting all at the same time, as well as being chock-a-block with memorably drawn characters. Readers are unlikely to come across a more arresting first chapter in any other book this year * Irish Independent *Brilliantly combines cool irony with genuine thrills, and features the most ingeniously gruesome opening of the year * Telegraph Books of the Year *

Edward Wilson is a native of Baltimore. He studied International Relations on a US Army scholarship and later served as a Special Forces officer in Vietnam. He received the Army Commendation Medal with ‘V’ for his part in rescuing wounded Vietnamese soldiers from a minefield. His other decorations include the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. After leaving the Army, Wilson became an expatriate and gave up US nationality to become a British citizen. He has also lived and worked in Germany and France, and was a post-graduate student at Edinburgh University. He now lives in Suffolk where he taught English and Modern Languages for thirty years.

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