Tomas Nevinson
- Format: Innbundet
- Antall sider: 656
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- EAN: 9780241568613
- Utgivelsesår: 2023
- Bidragsyter: Marias, Javier
BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ACCORDING TO GUARDIAN AND THE SPECTATOR
THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE GREATEST SPANISH WRITER OF HIS GENERATION, JAVIER MAR¿S
''The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature'' Boston Globe
Spain in the 1990s is beset by a simmering campaign of terror from Basque separatists ETA, with periodic atrocities shattering an illusory calm. Against this backdrop, retired British Secret Service member Tom¿Nevinson - now living a quiet life in his hometown Madrid - is approached by his sinister former handler, Bertram Tupra, with an offer to bring him back in from the cold, for one last assignment: a favour for Tupra, for old times'' sake, which is also a favour for a powerful Spanish friend.
His mission: to go back undercover, in a small Spanish town, to find out which of three women who moved there a decade ago is in fact an ETA terrorist, on loan from the IRA, now on the run and living there inc