Liar's Candle

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In this brilliant debut thriller, set in the US embassy in Turkey, one young woman finds herself at the centre of a deadly plot and marked for death ... An intelligent, fast-paced spy novel for fans of Olen Steinhauser and Joseph Kanon.

SHE IS THE WOMAN WHO KNOWS TOO MUCH ...

Penny Kessler, a young intern at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, wakes up in a hospital on the morning of July 5th to find herself at the centre of an international crisis. The day before, the Embassy had been the target of a devastating terrorist attack that killed hundreds of Pennys friends and colleagues. Not only has a photograph of Penny emerging from the rubble become the defining image of the event (#TheGirlwiththeFlag), but for reasons she doesnt understand, her bosses believe shes a crucial witness.

Suddenly, everyone is desperately interested in what Penny knows. But what does she know And who can she trust As she struggles to piece together her memories of the event, she discovers that Zach Robson, the young diplomat shes been falling for all summer, went missing during the attack. Now his boss at the CIA, Christina Ekdahl, wants people to believe that Zach was a traitor.

In a race to keep from being killed and to uncover the truth, Penny reluctantly partners with Connor Beauregard, a rookie CIA officer on his first overseas assignment. But the two wont survive unless they can outwit - and outmaneuver - everyone from the Turkish president and his daughter to Islamic extremists, to the US State Department, to the CIA itself.

Praise for Liars Candle

Stunninga novel that brings the le Carr and Follett traditions into the 21st century. Breakneck pacing, sharply observed detail, an all-too-plausible plot, and a protagonist to cheer for' Joseph Finder

'A high-energy thrillerThe tension and relentless action ratchet higher from the very first chapter to the climatic ending as one terrifying escape follows the next and everywhere friends and foes change places. Thomas has eerily evoked not only the intrigue and brutality of terrorism in Turkey, but the country itself' Paul Vidich

'Tightly-plotted, well-written, and astute, Liars Candle is a remarkable debut' Lisa Unger

'August Thomas is a fresh, exciting new voice in international thrillers' Chris Pavone

'A propulsive, heart-in-your-throat thriller thats loaded with unexpected twists and turns. LIARS CANDLE is a shockingly good debut novel' Daniel Kalla

Author Bio

August Thomas began her first novel, Liars Candle, at age twenty three. Fluent in Turkish, she has traveled and studied in Turkey as the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, and holds Masters degrees from Bogazii, Istanbuls top public university, as well as the University of Edinburgh. She also has two degrees from the University of Massachusetts. A travel writer as well as a novelist, she lives in Massachusetts. You can find her at AugustThomasBooks.com.