Description
'Hopkirk has made the extraordinary field of Central-Asian espionage his own ... an enthralling story' Observer
About the Author
Peter Hopkirk travelled widely in the regions where his six books are set: Central Asia, the Caucasus, China, Russia, India and Pakistan, Iran, and Eastern Turkey. He worked as an ITN reporter, the New York correspondent of the old Daily Express, and - for twenty years - on The Times. No stranger to misadventure, he was twice held in secret police cells and has was also hijacked by Arab terrorists. His works have been translated into many languages. All six of his books are available from John Murray: THE GREAT GAME, ON SECRET SERVICE EAST OF CONSTANTINOPLE, SETTING THE EAST ABLAZE, TRESPASSERS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD, FOREIGN DEVILS ON THE SILK ROAD and QUEST FOR KIM.
Reviews
'Recreates with much verve and brilliance, the clandestine attempts by Britain's imperial rivals to subvert the British Empire in India' * Guardian *
'Tells with great fluency, authority and narrative skill . . . a story which no single book has told before' * Sunday Telegraph *
Book Information
ISBN 9780719564512
Author Peter Hopkirk
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher John Murray Press
Weight(grams) 312g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 134mm * 29mm