Nat,a 47 year-old veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. The only bright light on the team is young Florence, who has her eye on Russia Department and a Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie. Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badminton player. His regular Monday evening opponent is half his age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump and hates his job at some soulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all. Agent Running in the Field is a chilling portrait of our time, now heartbreaking, now darkly humorous, told to us with unflagging tension by the greatest chronicler of our age.
Nat er 47 år gammel og overbevist om at hans dager som agent i Storbritannias sikkerhetstjeneste MI6 er over. Han er tilbake i London sammen med sin kone Prue, som har lidd lenge. Men nå vokser trusselen fra Moscow Centre, og sikkerhetstjenesten trenger han nok en gang. Nat må lede en gruppe spioner for å ta over The Haven, en nedlagt transportstasjon. Den eneste unge lovende på laget er unge Florence. Nats unge badmintonpartner Ed er en ensom ulv som hater Trump, Brexit og jobben sin. Det viser seg at Ed er den som skal lede Prue, Florence og Nat ned en farlig sti av politisk misnøye som vil fange dem alle. Boken inngår i BS engelsk bestselgerabonnement. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS
