{"product_id":"northern-spy-1","title":"Northern Spy","description":"Review\n\nA sharp, moving thriller, combining motherhood and espionage, sisterhood and sacrifice. You lose your breath for adrenalin, but also in empathy: for Tessa and Finn, in those quiet nightime moments between mother and son. As tender as it is tense. ― Abigail Dean, author of GIRL A\n\nA chilling, gorgeously written tale of a modern community poisoned by ancient grievances . . . Berry is a beautiful writer with a sophisticated, nuanced understanding of this most complicated of places. ― New York Times\n\nThrillingly good . . . Flynn Berry shows a le Carré-like flair for making you wonder what's really going on at any given moment. ― Washington Post\n\nEven at its highest pitch, Ms. Berry's novel remains a human-centered story that closely examines the behavior of siblings, babies, mothers and friends...a beguiling thriller that's hard to put down. ― Wall Street Journal\n\nFlynn Berry has written a thriller for the ages. ― Entertainment Weekly\n\nTaut and passionate. . . full of threat and heartbreak. . . Northern Spy will be a hit for readers of Dublin noir and tartan noir. . . Denise Mina and Tana French readers can also find familiar ground - but so in fact can any readers who treasure a well-plotted mystery with a powerful sense of how place and the near past can force a person to cross the lines they once felt were sacred. ― New York Journal of Books\n\nEmotional and intellectually engaging ― Crime Time\n\nPRAISE FOR FLYNN BERRY'S A DOUBLE LIFE\n'A thrilling page-turner' Paula Hawkins\n'What a book!' Clare Mackintosh\n'Beautifully paced and satisfyingly ominous' Observer\n'Mesmerisingly effective' The Sunday Times\n'Berry brings the story to a satisfyingly shocking conclusion' Guardian\n'A compulsive page-turner' Daily Mail\n\nProduct Description\n\nTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\n\nA REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX PRODUCTION\n\n'You'll devour Northern Spy . . . I loved this thrill ride of a book'\nReese Witherspoon\n\n'A sharp, moving thriller: you lose your breath for adrenalin'\nAbigail Dean, author of Girl A\n\n'A chilling, gorgeously written tale'\nNew York Times\n\n'Nerve-shredding suspense'\nDaily Mail\n\n'Thrillingly good... Flynn Berry shows a le Carré-like flair for making you wonder what's really going on at any given moment'\nWashington Post\n\nA producer at the Belfast bureau of the BBC, Tessa is at work one day when the news of another IRA raid comes on the air: as the anchor requests the public's help in locating those responsible for this latest attack - a robbery at a gas station - Tessa's sister Marian appears on the screen, pulling a black mask over her face.\n\nThe police believe Marian has joined the IRA, but Tessa knows this is impossible. But when the truth of what has happened to her sister reveals itself, Tessa will be forced to choose: between her ideals and her family.\n\nPraise for Flynn Berry\n\n'Breathtaking . . . Berry writes thrillingly'\nNew York Times\n\n'Beautifully paced and satisfyingly ominous'\nGuardian\n\n'Mesmerizingly effective'\nThe Times\n\n'A thrilling page-turner'\nPaula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train\n\n'Berry's clever, thrilling writing wound me in and left me heartbroken'\nFiona Barton, author of The Widow\n\n'What a book! A skillful and compelling exploration of families, crime, and class'\nClare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go\n\nBook Description\n\nThe acclaimed author of Under the Harrow and A Double Life returns with her most thrilling novel to date - now a Reese's Book Club Pick.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nFLYNN BERRY is a graduate of the Michener Center and has been awarded a Yaddo residency. She graduated from Brown University.\nHer first novel, UNDER THE HARROW, was awarded the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was called 'a triumph' (Sunday Times) and 'thrilling' (New York Times). Her follow-up, A DOUBLE LIFE, was praised by Paula Hawkins and Clare Mackintosh among others and was called 'blistering' (New York Times) and 'shocking' (Guardian).\nHer third novel, NORTHERN SPY, is set in Northern Ir","brand":"Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40594188894293,"sku":"9781474607117N","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/7b07c4e6-effa-4a81-990d-1cb28eff128b.jpg?v=1682330556","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/northern-spy-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}