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2026 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel (shortlist)
'The French John le Carré.' Tim Ayliffe
THE THRILLING INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE FRENCHMAN.
ALEC DE PAYNS IS ON THE RUN - AND WANTED FOR MURDER.
French spy Alec de Payns is tasked with exfiltrating a North Korean defector from Beijing. The asset claims to know the details of a massive cyberattack that could destroy the world's economy. But before the man can utter a word, he dies in de Payns' arms.
The new French prime minister is enraged that such a routine job ended in disaster. Then de Payns' next mission
mysteriously collapses as well. The Company has no choice but to disavow him.
Exposed, hunted across South-East Asia and cut off from official support, de Payns must untangle a deadly conspiracy and clear his name - alone.
But in a world of deception, who can he trust? And who is truly pulling the strings in this deadly liar's game?
PRAISE FOR JACK BEAUMONT:
'A propulsive, rip-your-guts-out adrenaline ride.' David McCloskey
'Gripping... revelatory' The Times
'A thrilling roller-coaster ride of a novel . . .Think James Bond with a Parisian twist.' Express
Genre: Thriller
THE THRILLING INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE FRENCHMAN.
ALEC DE PAYNS IS ON THE RUN - AND WANTED FOR MURDER.
French spy Alec de Payns is tasked with exfiltrating a North Korean defector from Beijing. The asset claims to know the details of a massive cyberattack that could destroy the world's economy. But before the man can utter a word, he dies in de Payns' arms.
The new French prime minister is enraged that such a routine job ended in disaster. Then de Payns' next mission
mysteriously collapses as well. The Company has no choice but to disavow him.
Exposed, hunted across South-East Asia and cut off from official support, de Payns must untangle a deadly conspiracy and clear his name - alone.
But in a world of deception, who can he trust? And who is truly pulling the strings in this deadly liar's game?
PRAISE FOR JACK BEAUMONT:
'A propulsive, rip-your-guts-out adrenaline ride.' David McCloskey
'Gripping... revelatory' The Times
'A thrilling roller-coaster ride of a novel . . .Think James Bond with a Parisian twist.' Express
Genre: Thriller
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