The Cormorant Hunt

<P><B>‘This novel confirms Michael Idov as the real deal’ </B><I><B>The Times</B></I> </P><P><B>‘Idov writes with a wit and humour rare in the genre’ </B><I><B>Financial Times</B></I></P><P><B>'Really does merit comparisons to vintage le Carré' </B><I><B>Mail on Sunday</B></I></P><P><B>‘Nimble plot work and sheer storytelling audacity’ </B><I><B>New York Times</B></I></P><P><B>‘An ingenious and exciting novel’ </B><I><B>Literary Review </B></I></P><P><B>‘Smart, agile writing’</B><I><B> Irish Times</B></I></P><P>The quiet exile of CIA officer Ari Falk, as he lays low in the Republic of Georgia, is shattered when a mission arises – one perfectly suited for someone as jaded and unpredictable as him. </P><P>Enter Asha Tamaskar, a brilliant, neurodivergent CIA officer with her own secrets, and Felix Burnham, a chilling antagonist with radical alliances that could change the global balance of power. </P><P>Moving between Tbilisi to Prague, Andorra to Bethesda, <I>The Cormorant Hunt</I> brims with razor-sharp dialogue, heart-stopping twists and complex character dynamics that bring humanity to the chaos. Blending suspense, wit, and authentic storytelling, this is a sparkling spy thriller that remakes the rules.</P><P>_______________________________________________</P><P>‘This novel confirms Michael Idov as the real deal. . . The writing has the required sense of authenticity and lean pace . . . above all, there is an agile intelligence and lightness of touch’ <I><B>The Times, Thriller Book of the Month</B></I></P><P>‘Idov invests even familiar staples of spy fiction – a mole hunt, a reckless love – with a vital spark . . . the plot has a ripped-from-the-headlines immediacy . . . Idov’s smart, agile writing moves so quickly it would be easy to underestimate how much is going on’<I><B> Irish Times</B></I></P><P>‘Michael Idov ups the pace with verve. . . He writes with a wit and humour rare in the genre . . . Falk wonders if the agency is still ‘the same clusterf*ck of bureaucracy, cruelty, hubris, and over-reach, just in a fun new millennial wrapper’. The answer soon becomes clear in this cracking tale’<I><B> Financial Times</B></I></P><P>‘Full of twists, turns, cynical wisdom and genuinely nail-biting border crossings, this really does merit comparisons to vintage le Carré’<B> </B><I><B>Mail on Sunday</B></I></P><P>'An ingenious and exciting novel' <I><B>Literary Review </B></I></P><P>‘Brilliantly written with twists and turns galore’ <I><B>The Sun ****</B></I></P>