Moscow, Midnight by John Simpson
The revelatory thriller from the much-admired and million copy-selling journalist
An entertaining, often funny account of the murder of an insignificant MP, the solution to which eventually leads to MoscowThe novel's pleasure lies with its voluble louche narrator, Jon Swift, a down-on-his-luck television presenter who was friends with the dead politician * The Times *
A contemporary, topical murder mystery that marks John Simpson's emphatic return to fiction * Radio Times *
An engaging yarn with a strong, sometimes mischievous autobiographical element * Sunday Times *
This engaging, rip-roaring story about a TV reporter who investigates the death of a government minister friend reveals Simpson's quirkier, more mischievous side . . . told with a wry, tongue-in-cheek style that delights * Daily Mail *
Simpson knows his stuff, obviously, and his plotting is strewn with expert analysis of international affairs and insider knowledge of journalistic practice: all very entertaining * Spectator *
Very entertaining * The Spectator *
A contemporary, topical murder mystery that marks John Simpson's emphatic return to fiction * Radio Times *
An engaging yarn with a strong, sometimes mischievous autobiographical element * Sunday Times *
This engaging, rip-roaring story about a TV reporter who investigates the death of a government minister friend reveals Simpson's quirkier, more mischievous side . . . told with a wry, tongue-in-cheek style that delights * Daily Mail *
Simpson knows his stuff, obviously, and his plotting is strewn with expert analysis of international affairs and insider knowledge of journalistic practice: all very entertaining * Spectator *
Very entertaining * The Spectator *
John Simpson has been the BBC's World Affairs Editor for more than half his fifty-two-year career. In his time with the BBC, he has reported on major events all over the world, and was made a CBE in the Gulf War honours list in 1991. He has twice been the Royal Television Society's Journalist of the Year, and has won three BAFTAs, a News and Current Affairs award and an Emmy. He lives in Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473674516 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473674514 |
| Title | Moscow, Midnight |
| Author | John Simpson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2019-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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