Summary
It was a dirty job in a dirty war.
Danny Curnow, known in the army family by his call sign, Vagabond, ran agents, informers. Played God with their lives and their deaths, and was the best at his job - and he quit when the stress overwhelmed him.
Now he lives in quiet isolation and works as a guide to tourists visiting the monuments and cemeteries of an earlier, simpler, conflict on Normandy’s D-Day beaches.
Until the call comes from an old boss, Bentin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444758610 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444758616 |
| Author: | Gerald Seymour |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 28mm |
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Mr Seymour is … on form … The tradecraft of silent watching and the discomfort, thirst and increasing claustrophobia of the hideout are brought very much to life … the grim landscape of the border region and the harsh lives of its inhabitants are skilfully evoked - The Economist (Australia) on THE COPORAL’S WIFE
Seymour is not one to cut corners. He does his research, thinks hard about his story and gives us richly imagined novels that bristle with authenticity. - Washington Post on THE COLLABORATORSeymour tends to be overshadowed by John le Carre as one of the great British post-Cold War novelists, but Vagabond confirms that he deserves to be seated at the top table. - Irish Times on VAGABONDAbout The Author
Gerald Seymour
Gerald Seymour exploded onto the literary scene in 1975 with the massive bestseller HARRY’S GAME. The first major thriller to tackle the modern troubles in Northern Ireland, it was described by Frederick Forsyth as ‘like nothing else I have ever read’ and it changed the landscape of the British thriller forever.
Gerald Seymour was a reporter at ITN for fifteen years. He covered events in Vietnam, Borneo, Aden, the Munich Olympics, Israel and Northern Ireland. He has been a full-time writer since 1978.
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