About the Book

To those who don’t really know her, Kate Henderson’s life must seem perfectly ordinary. But she is in fact a senior MI6 officer, who right now is nursing the political equivalent of a nuclear bomb. While heading up the Russia Desk of the Secret Intelligent Service, one of Kate’s undercover operations has revealed some alarming evidence. Evidence that a senior UK politician is a high level Russian informer.

Determined to find out who it is, Kate must risk everything to get to the truth. Until a young woman is brutally murdered as a consequence, which puts Kate and her team under the spotlight.

With blood on her hands, her reputation to uphold, her family hanging by a thread and a leadership election looming, Kate is quickly running out of options and out of time.

Praise for Tom Bradby

“A cunning story of love, death and betrayal.”—Chicago Tribune on The White Russian

“Atmospheric and richly entertaining. . . . Political intrigue of the highest order.”—Washington Post on The White Russian

“A stretch limo of a book, needing every inch of interior space to incorporate its grand themes of political intrigue, social unrest and romantic betrayal.”—News & Observer on The White Russian

“Imperial Russia and the story of the doomed royal family continue to fascinate… The tale of the Romanovs has always been stranger than fiction. Still, the small details that Bradby includes… lend a tantalizing authenticity to his fictional sidebar to one of the great stories of the twentieth century.”—Orlando Sentinel on The White Russian

“Brilliant. . . . St. Petersburg . . . illuminates The White Russian. . . . Rusky is a character to remember. . . . A complex mystery.”—Columbus Dispatch on The White Russian

“Bradby’s best book yet… Enjoyable and atmospheric.”—Sunday Telegraph on The God of Chaos

“Bradby has the talent of a reporter but the heart of a storyteller.”—Daily Mail on The God of Chaos

“A race-against-the-clock thriller and a complex psychological drama.”—Irish Independent on The Sleep of the Dead

“This feisty, pacey thriller by Tom Bradby has it all — nervy gangsters, crooked politicians, gutsy cops and a sexy moll. It is also blessed with excellent timing… A top-notch piece of crime writing.”—Press Association (UK) on Blood Money