{"product_id":"hammer-to-fall-by-john-lawton-9781611854725","title":"Hammer to Fall","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's London, the swinging sixties, and by rights MI6 spy Joe Wilderness should be having as good a time as James Bond. But alas, in the wake of an embarrassing disaster for MI6, Wilderness has been posted to remote northern Finland in a cultural exchange program to promote Britain abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBored by his work, with nothing to spy on, Wilderness finds another way to make money: smuggling vodka across the border into the USSR. He strikes a deal with old KGB pal Kostya, who explains to him there is a vodka shortage in the Soviet Union - but there is something fishy about Kostya's sudden appearance in Finland and intelligence from London points to a connection to cobalt mining in the region, a critical component in the casing of the atomic bomb. Wilderness's posting is getting more interesting by the minute, but more dangerous too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving from the no-man’s-land of Cold War Finland to the wild days of the Prague Spring, and populated by old friends (including Inspector Troy) and old enemies alike, \u003ci\u003eHammer to Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping tale of deception and skullduggery, of art and politics, a page-turning story of the always riveting life of the British spy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The thriller writer's thriller writer returns with one of his best: a dark tale of treachery and betrayal with a humdinger of an ending.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'It's a blast...all the elements coalesce for the superbly tense showdown.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711769465068,"sku":"9781611854725","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24481063482761.jpg?v=1754244080","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/hammer-to-fall-by-john-lawton-9781611854725","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}