{"product_id":"9781035908875","title":"Secrets of State by Matthew Palmer","description":"Two countries are brought to the brink of nuclear war in this breathtaking thriller from the author of The American Mission.\u003cp\u003eSam Trainor’s outspokenness left him marginalised in Washington. Formerly a top South Asia expert in the State Department, Sam's knowledge is now being used in the private sector, but he finds profits-driven consulting work difficult to adjust to. When Sam stumbles across the transcript of a phone conversation discussing ways to provoke conflict between India and Pakistan, he knows that conversation can’t have taken place — because he is having an affair with one of the alleged participants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone is deliberately stoking the simmering conflict between nuclear-armed rivals. To prevent all-out war, Sam must work out the answers in a deadly game where no one, not even his closest colleagues, can be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gut-churning international thriller' Huffington Post'[A] fantastic read' Suspense Magazine'An excellent political thriller' Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 464 pages","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115349393635,"sku":"9781035908875","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781035908875.jpg?v=1757075951","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781035908875","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}