{"product_id":"the-whitehall-mandarin-isbn-9781910050545","title":"The Whitehall Mandarin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating spy thriller taking the reader from 60s sex scandals to the Vietnam War, by a former special forces officer w\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eho is 'poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carre'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The thinking person's John le Carré' \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'More   George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers    looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLady Somers is rich, beautiful and powerful and the first woman to head  up the Ministry of Defence. She also has something to hide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatesby's job is to uncover her story and bury it forever. His quest leads him through the sex scandals of London in the Swinging Sixties and then on to Moscow where a shocking message changes everything. His next mission is a desperate hunt through the war-torn jungles of Southeast Asia, where he finally makes a heart-breaking discovery that is as personal as it is political. It is a secret that Catesby may not live to share. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This captivating novel is set in a world of distorted reflections where nothing or no one is what they seem to be. Thrilling and deeply intelligent, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Whitehall Mandarin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e reveals the most guarded intelligence secret of modern times not only exploring the enigma of China's rise to head the superpowers, but plumbing the depths of sometimes unbelievable events that have changed our world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edward Wilson's page-turning thriller is not just a chilling story of multi-national espionage, terror, greed and duplicity, but a frightening and eye-opening exposé of secrets, lies and false promises that may not, in fact, be fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'We attempt to second-guess both Catesby and his crafty creator, and are soundly outfoxed at every turn' Barry Forshaw, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This cynically complex plot is laid over perfectly described settings, from London to Moscow to Vietnam. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilson's characters and their consciences come alive to lend the book its power' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Edward Wilson: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stylistically sophisticated . . . Wilson knows how to hold the reader's attention' W.G. Sebald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A reader is really privileged to come across something like this' Alan Sillitoe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'All  too often, amid the glitzy gadgetry of the spy thriller, all the   fast  cars and sexual adventures, we lose sight of the essential    seriousness of what is at stake. John le Carré reminds us, often, and  so  does Edward Wilson' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44897272103141,"sku":"NP9781910050545","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_90c396c6-8357-4f79-a93b-b6f16b48230a.jpg?v=1773107011","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-whitehall-mandarin-isbn-9781910050545","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}