Lion's Run by Craig Thomas (1985)

Lion's Run
by Craig Thomas
Publisher: Bantam Books
Copyright: 1985

Craig Thomas, bestselling author of Firefox and Firefox Down!, has now created his most ambitious book to date. With all the suspense of his earlier novels, this masterwork moves into le Carre territory with a multi-layered story of betrayal and intrigue you will not soon forget.

The upper echelon of British Intelligence has just collapsed. Director-General Sir Kenneth Aubrey has been charged with treason. It seems a ludicrous mistake, until the damning evidence piles up: a videotape shows Aubrey begging the KGB for asylum, and a top-secret Moscow file called Teardrop reveals a long-hidden history of Aubrey's treachery dating from 1946.

The KGB's frame-up of Aubrey is exquisite and complete. Aubrey's successor, Sir Andrew Babbington, is appointed, and Aubrey is whisked away to be interrogated. Now the KGB rush to fulfill the final step in their plan: to bring Aubrey to Russia, where he will quietly -- and permanently -- disappear.

Aubrey's survival depends on the only man who believes in his innocence, the only eyewitness to the KGB's cunning: Patrick Hyde, his aide and bodyguard. But now Hyde is running one desperate step ahead of certain death. He flees to SIS Vienna Station for sanctuary, but KGB assassins have been tipped off to his arrival and he barely escapes. With the help of ex-CIA operative Paul Massinger, Hyde races against time from Vienna to Pakistan, from the bunkers of Afghanistan to the dark depths of the Soviet computer system, searching for the elusive heart of the Teardrop file conspiracy.

Vibrant characters, dazzling settings and n tension make Lion's Run Craig Thomas's best book to date, and firmly establish him as a master of contemporary thrillers.

Condition: Used. Hardcover. Dust cover shows shelf wear and light discoloration. There's a store-sale sticker on the front cover. Pages are tanning from age. Previous owner's "Library Of" stamp is on the front endpaper.

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