The Stranger

Conway … has devised one of the greatest villains in 21st Century spy literature * The Sunday Times *
Top echelon, adrenalin-pumping entertainment all the way * Irish Independent *
The sense of danger is deep and unsettling * The Financial Times *
Skilfully balancing elements of the action thriller with a deeper look at the war in Syria and its refugee crisis, Simon Conway deserves to be a bigger name in the spy firmament. * James Owen, The Times (Saturday Review) *
a bit of Homeland, a touch of Spooks and an undercurrent of The Thick Of It * Sunday Mail *
A story SO strong, you suspect it MUST be true! The Stranger renders Simon Conway one of the 21st century’s masters of the thriller genre * Jon Snow *
Probably my favourite book of the year … a fabulous thriller, full on, remarkable and ingenious. If you don’t read it, you’re missing out big time! * Michael Jecks *
The plot delivers chilling terrorist action and plenty of surprises * Sunday Times Crime Club *
All the ingredients of a classic spy thriller, expertly executed. Heart-pounding stuff * Michael Ridpath *
A novel with visceral thrills and the grand chess of international espionage. Throw in a hero and an anti-hero for our times, and you have one of the best thrillers of recent years * Misha Glenny, author of McMafia *
It seems wrong somehow that events so terrible should be so enjoyable. It’s testament to Conway’s skill as a writer and his experience of conflict that this novel is so bloody thrilling * Rowan Somerville, author of Beat *
Top echelon adrenaline-pumping entertainment all the way * The National *
Conway is the master of the modern thriller … A taut, tight tale of divided loyalties * The i *
A white-knuckle ride to hell and back delivered with exhilarating authenticity * Chris Brookmyre *
Sharp, topical, contemporary and full of great action * Robert McCrum *
This book puts Simon Conway into the top flight of thriller writers probing the darker corners of the ‘war on terror’ * Allan Little, BBC special correspondent and Chairman of the Edinburgh Book Festival *
Conway doesn’t just talk the talk, he’s walked minefields in war zones making them safe … this story of terror plots and British agents charged with stopping them reeks of authenticity * Peterborough Telegraph *

Simon Conway is a former British Army officer and international aid worker. He has cleared landmines and the other debris of war across the world. As Co-Chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition he successfully campaigned to achieve an international ban on cluster bombs. He currently works for the charity The HALO Trust opening up access to hazardous areas.

He lives in Glasgow with his wife, the journalist and broadcaster Sarah Smith. He has two daughters.

A LOYAL SPY, his third novel, won the 2010 CWA Steel Dagger Award for Best Thriller of the year.

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