Citizen Orlov by Jonathan Payne
A 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Medal Winner
A 2024 IPY Award Bronze Medal Winner
An] enjoyable comic fable . . . --Wall Street Journal
This auspicious debut announces a bright new voice in comic suspense. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Not every fishmonger can be a secret agent.
Journey to an unnamed mountainous country in central Europe at the end of the Great War. Enter Citizen Orlov, a simple fishmonger and an honest, upright citizen, who answers a phone call meant for a secret agent and stumbles into a hidden world of espionage and secrecy. Recruited by the Ministry of Security, he is sent on assignment to safeguard the king.
But Orlov soon discovers that his ministry handler, the alluring femme fatale Agent Zelle, is planning not to protect the king but to assassinate him. Caught in a web of plot and counterplot, confusing loyalties, and explosive betrayals, Orlov finds himself on trial for murder. Given the opportunity to clear his name, he finds that the lives of his friends, mother, and fellow citizens hang in the balance.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780744309010 |
| ISBN 10 | 0744309018 |
| Title | Citizen Orlov |
| Author | Jonathan Payne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | CamCat Publishing, LLC |
| Year published | 2023-05-23 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Mystery/Thriller) 2024 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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