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This is a star in the making.' — Jake Kerridge, The Daily Telegraph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A cracking debut thriller' — \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Sensational...feels like every inch of the real world of espionage' — Alex Gerlis, author of \u003cem\u003eEvery Spy a Traitor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I.S. 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