Yesterday's Spy

Paperback Published on: 05/01/2023
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Synopsis

'Atmospheric, informative and flawlessly plotted' The Sunday Times
'Riveting...with style and energy, evocative scene-setting and strong characterisation'Financial Times
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A man in search of his son.
An agent on the run from his past.
A country on the verge of revolution...

Nothing good ever comes from a midnight phone call, especially from Downing Street. For washed-up spy Harry Tower, it is the worst news at the worst possible time. His son, Sean, has gone missing in troubled Iran after writing an exposé about government corruption.

Their relationship has never recovered since Harry's wife's suicide, for which Sean holds his father responsible. And Harry, with his career on the verge of disintegration, needs to find him and put things right.

When Harry arrives in Tehran, he finds a city on the cusp of revolution. Foreign powers are jockeying for influence, money and, most importantly, oil. The CIA are conspiring to undermine the government with an impending coup, and there are dark mutterings about opium smuggling. But the reasons for Sean's disappearance may be even more sinister than Harry first suspected.

Before long, he is on the run - not only from a faceless enemy, but from his own past. Which will catch up with him first?

Yesterday's Spyis Tom Bradby at his very best, delivering a cunning espionage novel rich in intrigue and history that will keep you guessing until the final pages.
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Readers are loving Yesterday's Spy

'His telling of fiction is as good as his telling of the news on TV!' *****
'A very enjoyable book and a real page turner' *****
'Writing that seems not just plausible but frighteningly real' *****
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Praise for Tom Bradby

'A gripping thriller'Sunday Times
'Enthralling and fast-moving' Daily Mail
'Teems with twists...imaginative and unexpected'The Times
'Cracking'Financial Times
'An all-too-plausible premise'Observer

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780552175548
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 27 mm
  • Weight: 293g
  • Languages: English

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Yesterday's Spy
Up Market Spy Story
Harry was recruited by SIS before the war when he left Cambridge. Now it's 1953, his wife has committed suicide, his career is coming apart and his young... READ MORE
Aidan Dunn
Yesterday's Spy
An engaging historical spy thriller
My thanks to Random House U.K. Transworld Publishers for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Yesterday’s Spy’ by Tom Bradby. This is the tenth novel by Bradby, a Bri... READ MORE
Vivienne O'Regan
Yesterday's Spy
A novel to make you think.
I really enjoy Tom Bradby's writing, so getting an ARC of his latest Yesterday's Spy was something to look forward to. Frankly, I was a little disappointe... READ MORE
the moving finger writes
Yesterday's Spy
An exciting Cold War spy story
Tom Bradby's are always a delight to read; fast-paced, tense and with a strong but flawed hero, which Harry Tower certainly is. There's also has a strong ... READ MORE
Jenny Hill
Yesterday's Spy
Brilliant Spy Thriller
Yesterday’s Spy by Tom Bradby is a sophisticated and smartly plotted spy thriller that is a genuine page turner. It’s 1953 and Harry Towers, an agent in ... READ MORE
Nic Johnston
Yesterday's Spy
The next exciting political thriller from Bradby
A big thank you to Random House UK, Transworld Publishers, Bantam Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. I loved the last t... READ MORE
Val Wheeler
Yesterday's Spy
Another good read from Tom Bradby
Another excellent spy thriller from Tom Bradby. This one is set in Iran during a period I knew very little about. It is fast paced and well delivered with ... READ MORE
Sharyn Farnaby
Yesterday's Spy
Another triumph for Tom Bradby
This was a great Historical Fiction and Spy story.. Non stop action, betrayal and intrigue all play their part. A great cast of well described characters a... READ MORE
Patricia Moren
Yesterday's Spy
An exciting Cold War spy story
Tom Bradby's are always a delight to read; fast-paced, tense and with a strong but flawed hero, which Harry Tower certainly is. There's also has a strong ... READ MORE
Jenny Hill
Yesterday's Spy
Yesterday's Spy
This book is set for the most part in Tehran. A retired SIS agent, Harry Towers, finds out that his son, Sean, is missing in Tehran. Sean had dropped out... READ MORE
Monica Hanna
Yesterday's Spy
Great twist makes it rise above
Harry Tower has never really fitted in to the SIS. he is not from the correct part of society and, whilst generally competent. he has never reached the he... READ MORE
Jo-anne Atkinson