Published by Simon & Schuster 2019
Discover a high-octane thriller set in 1953 in the Camargue, the South of France. The fragile peace between the West and Soviet Russia hangs on a knife edge. And one family has been torn apart by secrets and conflicting allegiances.
Eloïse Caussade is a courageous young Frenchwoman, raised on a bull farm near Arles in the Camargue. She idolises her older brother, André, and when he leaves to become an Intelligence Officer working for the CIA in Paris to help protect France, she soon follows him. Having exchanged the strict confines of her father’s farm for a life of freedom in Paris, her world comes alive.
But everything changes when André is badly injured – a direct result of Eloise’s actions. Unable to work, André returns to his father’s farm, but Eloïse’s sense of guilt and responsibility for his injuries sets her on the trail of the person who attempted to kill him.
Eloïse finds her hometown in a state of unrest and conflict. Those who are angry at the construction of the American airbase nearby, with its lethal nuclear armaments, confront those who support it. Anger flares into violence, stirred up by Soviet agents. Throughout all this unrest, Eloïse is still relentlessly hunting down the man who betrayed her brother and his country, and she is learning to look at those she loves and at herself with different eyes. She no longer knows who she can trust. Who is working for Soviet Intelligence and who is not? And on what side does her own family lie?
A powerful story of a young woman drawn into the horrors of the start of the Cold War.
REVIEWS of THE GUARDIAN OF LIES
- ‘A page-turning, Cold War historical thriller … a twisting, engaging story.’ THE TIMES
- ‘The pacey tale is as pleasingly twisty as the back-streets of Montmartre.’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
- ‘This will make a great thriller movie some day!’ MY WEEKLY
- ‘A stylish adventure with a great setting and a gutsy heroine.” SUNDAY MIRROR
- ‘A brilliant, beautifully observed and suspense-packed tale of espionage and courage.’ THE LANCASHIRE POST
- ‘Murder, passion, passion and betrayal scorch the pages of this superb Cold War spy adventure set in the atmospheric Camargue. Kate Furnivall is back and better than ever.’ LOUISE CANDLISH
- ‘Spellbinding. A heart-thumping thriller with a menacing atmosphere.’ LINDA’S BOOKBAG
- ‘A thrilling and powerful book. An utter triumph.’ SHAZ’S BOOK BLOG
- ‘Engrossing and atmospheric. Escapism with sharp edges.’ THE LADY
- ‘The author has played real mind–games with me and I was like Eloïse, not knowing who was telling the truth and who was telling lies. Terrific.’ ON MY BOOKSHELF
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