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The British Agent

bySimon Conway

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THE TORN-FROM-THE-HEADLINES THRILLER FROM CWA STEEL DAGGER WINNING AUTHOR SIMON CONWAY

A SPY ALONE. AN ENEMY WITHIN.

A veteran American spymaster weaving an elaborate web.

A politician who makes a high-stakes promise he can’t keep.

A clutch of sophisticated air defence missiles stolen in Ukraine.

A terrorist cell with plans to commit an outrage in the US capital.

And, at the centre of it all, a British agent, operating alone and undercover, on a desperate, globe-trotting mission to prevent catastrophe.

She cannot fail . . .

Acclaim for Conway:
‘Like being strapped to a rocket. A triumph’ MICK HERRON
‘An engrossing, flawless fusion of globe-trotting adventure and evocative writing’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘One of the best thrillers of recent years’ MISHA GLENNY
‘The master of the modern thriller’ i-PAPER
‘One of the great thriller writers of our times’ HOLLY WATT

© Simon Conway 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Simon Conway is one of the very best British spy novelists to have emerged in the last 20 years

Charles Cumming, bestselling author of The Trinity Six and Box 88

About Simon Conway

Simon Conway is a former British Army officer and international aid worker who has cleared landmines and unexploded bombs in the aftermath of wars in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He is the author of eight critically acclaimed thrillers including the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Winner A Loyal Spy. He lives in Washington DC. The British Agent is his first novel for Penguin Michael Joseph.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405994675
  • Price: £14.00
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