The Partisan

Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre * Lee Child *
A taut, sophisticated, and hugely satisfying thriller. With a multi-layered and ingenious plot, this is a superb and immensely enjoyable read from an excitingly fresh and original new voice. Wartime resistance, Cold War espionage, a world on the cusp of nuclear catastrophe and a cast of deftly drawn and believable characters combine to make this a hugely compelling, unputdownable and fast-paced read that takes the reader on a journey from the forests of Lithuania, to the Kremlin and back streets of Moscow, to the jazz bars of early 1960s London and the colleges of Cambridge to the bleak realities of the GDR and post-war Vienna. * James Holland *
Patrick Worrall has produced a constantly fascinating and emotionally authentic thriller that moves effortlessly and atmospherically from one decade to another and one location to another as the story’s devious secrets are revealed. * Robert Goddard *
Fast-paced, intriguing and deeply atmospheric. The Kremlin sequences in particular are mighty evocative. * Tom Bradby *
A dazzlingly confident debut…Whether he’s evoking the Spanish Civil War, the scheming and counter-scheming in Khrushchev’s Kremlin or two brainy teenagers falling in love, Worrall rises impressively to every challenge * The Sunday Times (Thriller of the Month) *
‘Patrick Worrall’s remarkedly assured debut, The Partisan, marks the advent of a real talent…What truly impresses is the way he confidently handles a vast and immersive canvas…One to watch’ * Sunday Times *
It’s a masterly tale that is also impressive for being Worrall’s debut * Sun *
If you’re a fan of Len Deighton and John le Carre then this nerve-jangling thriller is for you…The characters are skilfully drawn and complex threads masterfully combined into a gripping read * Yours *
Impressive … The scene-setting is finely detailed and evocative, the characters skilfully drawn * Financial Times *

Patrick Worrall was educated at a comprehensive school in Worcestershire and King’s College, Cambridge. He has worked as a teacher in eastern Europe and Asia, a newspaper journalist, a court reporter at the Old Bailey, and the head of the Channel 4 News FactCheck blog. His first novel, The Partisan, was inspired by a World War Two photograph of three young female freedom fighters he saw in a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Exile, his second novel, is a prequel to The Partisan. The Aristocracy is his third novel.

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