“Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent—incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre.”—New York Timesbestselling author Lee Child“Dr. Zhivago meets James Bond in [this] ambitious debut. . . . Fans of intricate Cold War–era spy thrillers will be enthralled.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewSummer 1961: The brutal Cold War between East and West is becoming ever more perilous. ...

Epic in scope, The Partisan is a thrill ride that takes readers from the hallowed halls of Cambridge to the grimy depths of the Moscow underworld, from 1960s London to the Eastern Front during the Second World War.Summer 1961: The brutal Cold War between East and West is becoming ever more perilous. Two young prodigies from either side of the Iron Curtain, Yulia and Michael, meet at a chess tournament in London. They don't know it, but they’re about to com...