The Year of the Locust
The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of I AM PILGRIM
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3.8 • 193 Ratings
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Publisher Description
‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait’ Observer
'Epic and immersive, new and unexpected... deep and compelling' Mail on Sunday
'Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton, and you come away feeling that Hayes is the one who has more inside knowledge' Telegraph
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A Financial Times Best Thriller of the Year 2023
If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide - and when to shoot.
But some places don't play by the rules. Some places are too dangerous, even for a man of Kane's experience. The badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet are such a place - a place where violence is the only way to survive.
Kane travels there to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West - but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. A frightening, clever, vicious man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart...
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Readers love The Year of the Locust
'Outstanding... Terry Hayes is scarily good'
'Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!'
'The writing is exceptional'
'Worth the wait'
'Hayes returns superbly'
Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Hollywood screenwriter Terry Hayes blazed onto the literary scene in 2013 with international bestseller I Am Pilgrim. His long-awaited sophomore novel is even more high-octane with higher stakes. Kane is a “Denied Access Area” spy for the CIA, venturing behind enemy lines on deadly off-the-books missions. He’s sent to the borderlands between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan—one of the most dangerous places on earth—to extract an asset with vital intel about a planned attack on the West. When the op goes tragically wrong, he’s instead thrown into the path of the world’s most wanted terrorist—a formidable foe who he’ll pursue across two decades and several continents. Their cat-and-mouse duel is described in muscular prose, rich with detailed tradecraft and military tech. This is a post-9/11 world of the dark web and AI, of bioweapons and Blackwater operatives, of surgical missile strikes and stealth surveillance. The surprise final act is as inventive and ambitious as anything Hayes has written, and caps a nail-gnawing thriller, full of adrenalised action, suspenseful set pieces and cinematic imagery.
Customer Reviews
6/10
Thought it would be much better can’t lie
Simply Excellent
Excellent - Yes, but simple , most definitely not.
I think this is the best story I have read for many years and now wish I had waited until the author had another ready for me to read…
Please Hurry up Mr Hayes, you have a real skill.
Not sure how old you are but I hope you have a long, and productive future. 😎
Disappointing
I agree with other reviewers it’s starts off as a decent enough espionage thriller in the vein of jack ryan but the does a ridiculous plot twist halfway, which makes the second half a very frustrating read. Not a book I can recommend to anyone