White Fox

Matthews skilfully balances the exhilarating thrill of the chase with the conflict between duty, self-interest and justice in his hero’s heart. A fine send off for a well-accomplished series. * THE TIMES ‘Best Thrillers of the Month’ *Matthews’ excellent Black Sun spy trilogy comes to an impressively tense conclusion in White Fox … First rate. * MAIL ON SUNDAY *A white-knuckle ride through the grey paranoia of Cold War Soviet Russia, which Owen Matthews conjures up quite brilliantly. * SHOTS magazine *Superlative … balances thrills with historical fact (and speculation) in equal measure and it races you along to its breath-taking conclusion. – Maxim Jakubowski * CRIME TIME *Impressive … Matthews’ knowledge of the USSR and the Cold War gives the novel the feeling of authenticity … a personal note at the end shows why Vasin’s struggles are both so convincing and so affecting. * LITERARY REVIEW *Brings to mind The 39 Steps … impressive plotting and historical detail. * CRIME FICTION LOVER *Outstanding … [Matthews] writes with verve … Vasin is his finest creation. – Adam LeBor * FINANCIAL TIMES *One of the best of many western writers on Russia … a kind of Russian version of The Thirty-Nine Steps … such is the impact of the story as it progresses that we willingly suspend disbelief for the sake of an engrossing read. – Andrew Rosenheim * SPECTATOR *

OWEN MATTHEWS is the author of two highly praised works of non-fiction, Stalin’s Children and An Impeccable Spy, and two acclaimed historical thrillers, Black Sun and Red Traitor. As a war correspondent, he covered conflicts in Bosnia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq and Ukraine, and for ten years he was Newsweek’s Moscow bureau chief. He divides his time between Rome and Moscow.

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