Ghost Country

From the bestselling author of The Psalm KillerandThe Butchers of Berlin One of Britains most visionary writersDavid PeaceA breath-taking contemporary thriller for readers of Robert Harris, John le Carre and Martin Cruz Smith When a government minister is shot there are many suspects but few leads. Days before the attempted assassination, Charlotte Waites, a Home Office analyst, dismissed a crucial intel flag and now has to account for her actions. Dragged into a web of intrigue that will draw in everybody from the prime minister to her ailing father, she must try to get the bottom of the mystery while confronting dark secrets from her familys past. Complex, gripping and deftly-handled,Ghost Countryis work of staggering imagination that, from Northern Ireland to Covid, looks at the complexities of Britains recent history and distils them into an unforgettable literary thriller.