Nuclear Trilogy

Vienna, 1991. When an inspector working in the UN's nuclear watchdog agency apparently commits suicide, his widow is suspicious. She is supported by Katie Haynes, the wife of one of his colleagues. But Katie falls for a Russian scientist who also doubts the suicide verdict, and soon finds herself torn between her intense feelings for the enigmatic Dmitry Gavrilov and loyalty to her husband.As the true implications of the death are revealed, links emerge with a German rocket scientist who is building a launching site in Paraguay. The lovers find themselves at odds and increasingly compromised, with a cross-continental chase taking them from the intrigue of Vienna to the wilderness at the heart of South America.'Maggie Hamand is a writer possessed of that rare gift: an utterly individual voice'Barry Forshaw, The Independent'A talent to watch' Financial Times

It is 1992. The Soviet Union has broken up, and a Russian nuclear scientist is trying to start a new life in London. But he finds that he cannot throw off his past so easily. The secret knowledge possessed by Dmitry Gavrilov attracts those wanting to develop clandestine nuclear weapons, as well as the intelligence agencies trying to prevent them. And a British journalist is also on the case, trying to expose him. As the pressure on him tightens, Dr Gavrilov finds himself drawn into a complex plot which will threaten not only his own life, but also that of his wife and children.'Like the very best Le Carré... gripped me more than anything I have read for a long time. People have been making serious claims for thrillers: this is one of the very few that justify them because it is one of the very few where you believe in the main characters as real and really begin to care what happens to them.' Julian Rathbone, author of 'King Fisher Lives' and 'Joseph,' both shortlisted for the Booker Prize'Mesmerising.' Mary Flanagan, author of 'Bad Girls', 'Trust' and 'Adèle'