The Frenchman

A gripping debut thriller based on the real-life experiences of former French intelligence operative Jack Beaumont. Alec de Payns is an operative in the secretive Y Division of the DGSE, France's famed foreign intelligence service. When a routine mission in Palermo to disrupt a terrorist organisation goes fatally wrong, Alec is forced to consider the possibility that they may have been betrayed by a fellow operative. Soon he will have to confront his worst fear - and the potential destruction of Paris itself.
A gripping debut thriller based on the real-life experiences of a former French intelligence operative. The knowledge and tradecraft that lie behind Jack Beaumont's taut plotting and brilliant eye for detail enliven every page, making The Frenchman all the more plausible, and all the more frightening.Alec de Payns is an operative in the secretive Y Division of the DGSE, France's famed foreign intelligence service. When a routine mission in Palermo to disrupt a terrorist organisation goes fatally wrong, Alec is forced to consider the possibility that they may have been betrayed by a fellow operative. Soon he will have to confront his worst fear - and the potential destruction of Paris itself.

ISBN: 9781760529383
400 pages