The Cormorant Hunt
This summer's smartest spy thriller
$28.20
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2027
Summary
‘This novel confirms Michael Idov as the real deal’ The Times
‘Idov writes with a wit and humour rare in the genre’ Financial Times
‘Really does merit comparisons to vintage le Carré’ Mail on Sunday
‘Nimble plot work and sheer storytelling audacity’ New York Times
‘An ingenious and exciting novel’ Literary Review
‘Sma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398563285 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398563285 |
| Author: | Michael Idov |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Scribner UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘This novel confirms Michael Idov as the real deal… The writing has the required sense of authenticity and lean pace … above all, there is an agile intelligence and lightness of touch’
* The Times, Thriller Book of the Month *‘Idov invests even familiar staples of spy fiction – a mole hunt, a reckless love – with a vital spark … the plot has a ripped-from-the-headlines immediacy … Idov’s smart, agile writing moves so quickly it would be easy to underestimate how much is going on’
* Irish Times *‘Michael Idov ups the pace with verve… He writes with a wit and humour rare in the genre … Falk wonders if the agency is still ‘the same clusterf*ck of bureaucracy, cruelty, hubris, and over-reach, just in a fun new millennial wrapper’. The answer soon becomes clear in this cracking tale’
* Financial Times *‘Full of twists, turns, cynical wisdom and genuinely nail-biting border crossings, this really does merit comparisons to vintage le Carre’
* Mail on Sunday *‘An ingenious and exciting novel’
* Literary Review *‘Brilliantly written with twists and turns galore’
* The Sun **** *‘Confirms his elevated status amongst the current munificent wave of spy thrillers, alongside the likes of McCloskey, Berry, Fesperman, Vidich and Herron … Breathless but fascinating and with a sinister ring of truth’
* Crime Time *‘Another explosive, fast-paced and superbly plotted thriller which is as visually exciting as it is verbally entertaining … leaves readers gasping for breath’
* Lancaster Evening Press *‘Left me breathless with its nimble plot work and sheer storytelling audacity… As the plot careens along, Idov embellishes it with gorgeous descriptions… My expectations for Idov’s next book are very high’
* New York Times *Michael Idov
Michael Idov is a novelist, director, and screenwriter. A Latvian-born American raised in Riga under Soviet occupation, he moved to New York after graduating from the University of Michigan. Michael’s writing career began at New York magazine, where his features won three National Magazine Awards, and he has also been the editor-in-chief of GQ Russia. Michael has worked on numerous film and TV projects, including Londongrad, Deutschland 83, Leto, and The Humorist. He and his wife and screenwriting partner, Lily, divide their time between Los Angeles, Berlin, and Portugal.
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