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A compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events, The Prime Minister's Affair is a terrific read -- Nick Robinson Spy tradecraft of the old school, with no computers, fast cars or mobile phones, but not a whit less exciting for that. Highly recommended as both a spy story and a piece of social and political history * Shots Magazine * Andrew Williams has fashioned a wickedly entertaining tale of political chicanery * Daily Telegraph * Williams blends reality and fiction in a tense and intricate story that shows politics has always been a brutal business * Sun * His new novel quietly ticks all the boxes . . . Albeit set in a period Le Carré never explored, this has all the trademark qualities of the Grand Master himself, an historical spy thriller which springs to life due to the complexity and humanity of its characters, both public and private -- Maxim Jakubowski * Crime Time * A must read for anyone with any interest in politics of the past or the present -- Edward Wilson Compelling and full of rich portrayals of both real and fictional characters from the period . . . A wonderful read -- Sarah Ward, author of the DC Childs series

Praise for Witchfinder - - Williams is an accomplished thriller writer and this may be his best book yet. London in the 1960s, its smoky pubs, damp streets and crackle of sexual liberation is so well portrayed that reading Witchfinder is almost like time travel. * Financial Times * Seamlessly combining real-life characters with fictional, Andrew Williams has fashioned an absolutely cracking espionage novel * Irish Independent * Every bit as cynical in tone as Mick Herron's Slough House mob... a painstakingly recreated account of the cold war's darkest days * Irish Times * [...] the most authentic spy novel ever written [...] an utterly fascinating account of a very dangerous time in British history when elements of the Secret State were out of control. -- Edward Wilson If a good spy novel needs anything, it's uncertainty, a hall of mirrors; and Witchfinder delivers it in spades. Great stuff. -- Dominick Donald

A compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events, The Prime Minister's Affair is a terrific read -- Nick Robinson Praise for Witchfinder - - Williams is an accomplished thriller writer and this may be his best book yet. London in the 1960s, its smoky pubs, damp streets and crackle of sexual liberation is so well portrayed that reading Witchfinder is almost like time travel. * Financial Times * Seamlessly combining real-life characters with fictional, Andrew Williams has fashioned an absolutely cracking espionage novel * Irish Independent * Every bit as cynical in tone as Mick Herron's Slough House mob... a painstakingly recreated account of the cold war's darkest days * Irish Times * [...] the most authentic spy novel ever written [...] an utterly fascinating account of a very dangerous time in British history when elements of the Secret State were out of control. -- Edward Wilson If a good spy novel needs anything, it's uncertainty, a hall of mirrors; and Witchfinder delivers it in spades. Great stuff. -- Dominick Donald

A compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events, The Prime Minister's Affair is a terrific read -- Nick Robinson Spy tradecraft of the old school, with no computers, fast cars or mobile phones, but not a whit less exciting for that. Highly recommended as both a spy story and a piece of social and political history * Shots Magazine * Andrew Williams has fashioned a wickedly entertaining tale of political chicanery * Daily Telegraph * Williams blends reality and fiction in a tense and intricate story that shows politics has always been a brutal business * Sun * His new novel quietly ticks all the boxes . . . Albeit set in a period Le Carre never explored, this has all the trademark qualities of the Grand Master himself, an historical spy thriller which springs to life due to the complexity and humanity of its characters, both public and private -- Maxim Jakubowski * Crime Time * A must read for anyone with any interest in politics of the past or the present -- Edward Wilson Compelling and full of rich portrayals of both real and fictional characters from the period . . . A wonderful read -- Sarah Ward, author of the DC Childs series

A compelling story of power, passion and intrigue based on real events, The Prime Minister's Affair is a terrific read -- Nick Robinson Spy tradecraft of the old school, with no computers, fast cars or mobile phones, but not a whit less exciting for that. Highly recommended as both a spy story and a piece of social and political history * Shots Magazine * Praise for Witchfinder - - Williams is an accomplished thriller writer and this may be his best book yet. London in the 1960s, its smoky pubs, damp streets and crackle of sexual liberation is so well portrayed that reading Witchfinder is almost like time travel. * Financial Times * Seamlessly combining real-life characters with fictional, Andrew Williams has fashioned an absolutely cracking espionage novel * Irish Independent * Every bit as cynical in tone as Mick Herron's Slough House mob... a painstakingly recreated account of the cold war's darkest days * Irish Times * [...] the most authentic spy novel ever written [...] an utterly fascinating account of a very dangerous time in British history when elements of the Secret State were out of control. -- Edward Wilson If a good spy novel needs anything, it's uncertainty, a hall of mirrors; and Witchfinder delivers it in spades. Great stuff. -- Dominick Donald

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Andrew Williams worked as a senior producer for the BBC's flagship Panorama and Newsnight programmes, and as a writer and director of history documentaries. He is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books, The Battle of the Atlantic and D-day to Berlin, and four acclaimed novels, The Interrogator, (shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Silver Dagger Award and the Ellis Peters Award), To Kill a Tsar, (shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Award and the Walter Scott Prize), The Poison Tide and The Suicide Club. You can find out more about Andrew Williams and his writing at www.andrewwilliams.tv, and you can follow him on twitter at @AWilliamswriter or on Facebook.

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