{ "item_title" : "Hammer to Fall", "item_author" : [" John Lawton "], "item_description" : "British agent Joe Wilderness returns in Lawton's ongoing recreation of Cold War chicanery . . . one of the great pleasures of modern spy fiction (Mick Herron, award-winning author of the Slough House series).It's London, the swinging sixties, and by all rights, MI6 spy Joe Wilderness should be having as good a time as James Bond. But alas, his postings are more grim than glamorous. In the wake of an embarrassing disaster for MI6 in a divided Berlin, Wilderness is reprimanded with a posting to remote northern Finland under the guise of a cultural exchange program to promote Britain abroad.Bored by his work, with nothing to spy on, Wilderness strikes a deal with his old KGB pal Kostya to smuggle vodka into the USSR. But there is something fishy about why Kostya has suddenly turned up in Finland--and MI6 intelligence from London points to a connection with cobalt mining in the region, a critical component in the casing of the atomic bomb. Wilderness's posting is getting more interesting by the minute, but more dangerous too.Moving from the no-man's-land of Cold War Finland to the wild days of the Prague Spring, and populated by old friends--including Inspector Troy--and old enemies alike, Hammer to Fall is a gripping tale of deception and skullduggery, of art and politics--a page-turning story of the always-riveting life of the British spy.Lawton scores another hit. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)A jaw-dropping finale that will leave readers palpitating for more. --Booklist (starred review)A terrific thriller: fun, satisfying, and humane.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/80/214/852/0802148522_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "20.00", "online_price" : "20.00", "our_price" : "20.00", "club_price" : "20.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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