Tomás Nevinson

Javier Marías

£10.99

Available on back-order

Tomás Nevinson has left the secret service and returned to his old job working in the British Embassy in Madrid. Assumed dead by his wife Berta, Tomás attempts to resume his previous life and heal from his psychological wounds. But when he is contacted by his old boss, Bertram Tupra, Nevinson reluctantly becomes involved in a plan to locate and eliminate a woman believed to have helped orchestrate the 1987 Hipercor bombing. Detonated by the ETA, a Basque separatist group, the bomb killed 21 people and injured 45. Full of mesmerising intrigue, this novel offers a deep reflection into the moral dilemma of whether the killing of a presumed criminal can be justified.

ISBN: 9780241568637 Category:

Description

BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ACCORDING TO GUARDIAN AND THE SPECTATOR

The final novel from one of the greatest writers of the past half century

‘No-one nowadays writes prose like Javier Marìas . . . If you’re already a fan, you’ll know what to expect and rejoice. If you’re not, what a treat you have in store’ The Herald

Tomás Nevinson, a retired MI6 agent, is working for the British Embassy in Madrid when his former handler, the sinister Bertram Tupra, offers to bring him back inside for one last assignment. His mission: to catch and, if necessary, kill a terrorist gone to ground in Northern Spain after bombings in Barcelona and Zaragoza. The trouble is there are three suspects – all women – and it may not actually be any of them. To find out, Nevinson must move incognito to the small town where the three women separately live, and become an intimate friend to each, in the hope of uncovering a clue . . .

A philosophical thriller with a climate of suspense to rival le Carré and a psychological depth that is purely Marias’s own, this is a novel that explores the deepest of human questions: in what circumstances can killing be called just?

Translated by Margaret Jull Costa

‘The last word from a master . . . once you’ve been inside Marìas’ world, to spend too long outside is unbearable’ The Sunday Times

‘A twisting espionage tale shot through with slantwise humour . . . seductive and inescapably poignant’ Observer

Additional information

Weight 0.447 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 3.8 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

684

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

863.7 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

Join our Mailing List

Sign up to the Jaffé & Neale newsletters to receive updates on forthcoming titles we’re excited about, book club information and book signing events at the store.