Gerald Seymour’s Vagabond for publication in 2014

Thanks to Brian for the alert that the Hodder website is listing a new Gerald Seymour book titled Vagabond for publication next year. 17 July 2014 to be exact, so just eight months to go!

Source: www.hodder.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781444758597

Also thanks to Brian for finding this blurb.

It was a dirty job in a dirty war. Danny Curnow, known in the Army family as ‘Desperate Dan’ and in the secret files by his code name ‘Vagabond’, ran agents and informers – people blackmailed into betraying their own communities – in the years of conflict in Northern Ireland.

A high-stakes game, but a long time ago – before Danny quit, before the peace process. Now he lives quietly, working as a guide to the monuments and cemeteries of another, simpler war, on the D-Day beaches of Normandy.

Until the call comes from his old boss, Bentinick.
Not everyone in Northern Ireland has given up on violence. MI5 are planning a sting to destroy a resurgent terrorist cell and only Danny can make it work.

Soon, Danny and ambitious young Gaby Davies of MI5 are heading for Prague, where freelance double-agent Ralph Exton is leading Brendan Murphy on a mission to buy arms from Ralph’s Russian contact Timofey.

The covert world of deception and betrayal nearly destroyed Danny the first time. Fifteen years later, it hasn’t got any easier.

Vagabond shows Gerald Seymour writing at the top of his powers, and returning to the territory of some of his greatest bestsellers, Harry’s Game, The Journeyman Tailor and Field of Blood.

Source: www.curtisbrown.co.uk/gerald-seymour/vagabond/

So, interesting, a fourth Northern Ireland book!

Watch this space for further developments.

Gerald Seymour reissue bargains in The Works

I love a good bargain and I found a surprising one in The Works this morning. My local branch had two of the new Gerald Seymour reissues, The Fighting Man and The Unknown Soldier. Price just £1.99 each or part of the 3 for £5 offer.

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The Works website is listing just one of the two books, The Unknown Soldier, at the moment: www.theworks.co.uk

I’ll be checking back to see if any of the other reissues have appeared at that price, but if a reader spots any of the others please feel free leave a comment here.

Christmas in July

Well, it feels a little like Christmas today because Santa, a.k.a. the Hodder publicity department, has sent me a nice new hardback of The Corporal’s Wife and a copy of the paperback reissue of Harry’s Game. They will look very fine on my Gerald Seymour shelf.

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And suddenly the 1 August release date for The Corporal’s Wife does not seem that far away. In fact it’s just three weeks from today.

By the way, if you haven’t already done so I recommend you check out the official Gerald Seymour Facebook page where there are weekly updates from the man himself.

Harry’s Game reissue now out

20130331-225415.jpgToday marks the publication of the first reissue of one of Gerald Seymour’s novels by Hodder books. Appropriately it is his first book, Harry’s Game.

The book includes a foreword written by Robert Harris (author of Fatherland) for the 20th anniversary of Harry’s Game, which would have been in 1995. To be honest I was unaware that Harris had written that foreword. It’s a bit of a shock to realise that almost another 20 years have passed since he wrote it.

Harry’s Game is out in paperback and Kindle e-book. More reissues follow later in the summer.

The Corporal’s Wife Review

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I was fortunate enough to receive an advance reading copy of The Corporal’s Wife from Gerald Seymour’s publisher Hodder books and I am very pleased to say that after thirty books there is no sign of a drop in quality of his writing. Indeed it is one of his strongest books in recent years, even rivalling the exceptional A Deniable Death (2011). You can read my full review on the new page for The Corporal’s Wife.

The Outsiders in paperback today

Just another reminder that The Outsiders is out in paperback in the UK today. (So far I’ve already spotted it in my local ASDA at a bargain price.)

Update – its also in Tesco.
Another update – also in Sainsburys for just £3.49.

And when you’ve read it why not add your comments to the The Outsiders page on this site.

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