The Frenchman

Jack Beaumont

• 26 februari 2026
• 9781805465539

Samenvatting:

Riveting and authentic spy novel based on the first-hand experiences of the author, an ex-operative in the French foreign intelligence service.

'Gripping... revelatory' The Times

'A thrilling roller-coaster ride of a novel...Think James Bond with a Parisian twist' Express

'Twisty and riveting ... seamlessly blends insider tradecraft and a doomsday plot' David McCloskey


THE THRILLING INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON FROM THE FORMER INTELLIGENCE AGENT


THE GAME IS ON. AND IT'S ABOUT TO GET DEADLY...

Alec de Payns is an undercover agent in an elite division of France's famed intelligence service. When a routine mission goes fatally wrong, Alec is forced to confront the unthinkable: his team has been betrayed by one of their own.

Tasked with investigating a covert bio-weapons facility in Pakistan, Alec must race to uncover its secrets to save the lives of his loved ones. But with a traitor in the ranks, deceit following his every move, it's not just Alec in the firing line. It's the potential destruction of Paris itself...

Five-star reader raves:

'WOW!'
'As good as it gets'
'Best espionage I've ever read'
'Best spy novel...and by someone who has been a spy!'