The Year of the Locust

Resumen del libro

Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait' Observer'Epic and immersive, new and unexpected... deep and compelling' Mail on Sunday'Terrific action sequences and lashings of suspense...

ticks all the boxes necessary for a superior geopolitical thriller' Guardian'Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton, and you come away feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge' Telegraph A Financial Times Best Thriller of the Year 2023If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot.

But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive.

Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West - but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart... Readers love The Year of the Locust'Outstanding...

Terry Hayes is scarily good''Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!''The writing is exceptional''Worth the wait''Hayes returns superbly'Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024

Biografía del autor

Nació en Sussex (Reino Unido) en 1951, pero se crio en Australia. Estudió Periodismo y trabajó como periodista de investigación, corresponsal político y columnista en Sídney, y como corresponsal del diario The Sydney Morning Herald en Estados Unidos. Escribió los guiones de un gran número de películas, entre las que se cuentan Mad Max 2. El guerrero de la carretera, Calma total, Mad Max 3. Más allá de la cúpula del trueno, Payback, Desde el infierno o Límite vertical.<br> El año de la langosta es su segunda novela. Su primer libro, Soy Pilgrim (2013), fue un éxito de ventas internacional con más de 5 millones de ejemplares vendidos. Vive con su esposa y su familia en Lisboa.