Duty of Care

''Compelling . . . almost Dickensian'' Times

''The best thriller writer in the world'' Daily Telegraph

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Jonas Merrick - a legendary intelligence analyst for MI5 - has been banished to the Post Room of Thames House. There, he is expected to pass his remaining days before inevitable retirement.

In a Russian gulag, an MI6 agent has developed an unlikely passion for a prisoner and has come up with an...