A dark, disturbing and untold story of the shadow espionage battle during the First World War.
Andrew Williams worked as a senior producer for the BBC's flagship Panorama and Newsnight programmes, and as a writer and director of history documentaries. He is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books, The Battle of the Atlantic and D-day to Berlin, and three acclaimed novels, The Interrogator, (shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Silver Dagger Award and the Ellis Peters Award), To Kill a Tsar, (shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Award and the Walter Scott Prize) and The Poison Tide. You can find out more about Andrew Williams and his writing at www.andrewwilliams.tv and www.hodder.co.uk, and you can follow him on twitter at @AWilliamswriter or on Facebook.
Meticulously researched and classily written - Sunday TimesThe war-damaged Innes is a strong, sympathetic character and the meticulously researched background is fascinating - The TimesOne of the best historical spy thrillers of recent time. The Suicide Club exceeded all my expectations. It really is very, very good: comprehensively researched, carefully plotted and quite brilliantly written. - SHOTSAndrew Williams synthesises historical writing with the excitement of the thriller: utterly persuasive character drawing, a pungent sense of locale and period, and sheer storytelling impetus that is impossible to resist. - Financial TimesWilliams is an admirable writer and really knows his subject. What stands out about this book is the depth of the author's research coupled with a strong narrative. - SpectatorPraise for THE POISON TIDE:Two novels have established Andrew Williams as an outstanding writer of the historical thriller or spy story. Poison Tide will only enhance his reputation. It is very good indeed . . . Compelling and smoothly engineered . . . You will be lucky if you come upon a more engrossing and enjoyable historical thriller this year. Or perhaps next year - ScotsmanA first-class thriller . . . possesses a richness of characterisation and intelligence that few can match. - Sunday TimesPraise for TO KILL A TSAR
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