Frame 37
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Publishing:14th May '26
£20.00
This title is due to be published on 14th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
In a world of lies, proof is power
John Dyer is living a quiet life when he receives a call that changes everything: an old university friend, Lia, has been killed. Decades have passed since his last heartbreaking conversation with her, but Dyer finds himself driven to investigate.
What Dyer uncovers puts him in the path of a political conspiracy with one man at its heart. A man who forty years ago committed a crime witnessed by just four people. When another of the witnesses dies in suspicious circumstances, Dyer finds himself in danger of his life. To combat the forces arrayed against him, he needs incontrovertible proof – but will he find it in time?
As Dyer chases his leads from Tasmania to Argentina and finally to Michigan, where it all began, he unwittingly pits himself against an adversary more powerful than he could have imagined, in a race as heartstopping as tomorrow’s headlines.
PRAISE FOR NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE:
'A remarkable contemporary thriller... A triumph' William Boyd
'An absorbing thriller with shades of John le Carré' Evening Standard
'One of our best and truest novelists' The Times
'Exciting... A page-turner' Daily Telegraph
‘Wonderfully well written... with an insidious escalation of menace, and paranoia that fairly shimmers off the pages’ Guardian
Frame 37 is terrifyingly resonant at a time when allegations of high level corruption and sexual violence are shrugged off in Washington. With our hero in mounting danger, I was unable to put down this intelligently written thriller as I sped towards the denouement -- Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor Channel 4 News, and author I BROUGHT THE WAR WITH ME; STORIES AND POEMS FROM THE FRONT LINE
This master of the meaningful thriller has again astounded me...reminiscent of the best of Graham Greene. If you want your thriller writer to be an accomplished novelist: Shakespeare's your man. If you want your thriller writer to let things rip: Shakespeare’s your man. He is an encompassing talent. -- Thomas Keneally
Rich in atmosphere and foreboding and menace; from Buenos Aires to Washington DC, a group of friends are being hunted down by the unburied past. A thriller with chilling contemporary resonance, exploring shifting identity and the darkness at the heart of power. Can the innocent out-run the shadow of history? -- Sinclair McKay
A joy to read, the novel reflects John le Carré's genre-stretching influence on every page * Sunday Times on THE SANDPIT *
Wonderfully well written...old school in the best possible way, with an insidious escalation of menace, and paranoia that fairly shimmers off the pages * Guardian on THE SANDPIT *
A remarkable contemporary thriller – with shades of Graham Greene and Le Carré about it – but also a profound and compelling investigation of a hugely complex human predicament. Brilliantly observed, captivatingly written, grippingly narrated – a triumph -- William Boyd on THE SANDPIT
A novelist who blends public and private lives persuasively in a way that is reminiscent of a master of this sort of novel, Graham Greene * Scotsman *
One of the best English novelists of our time * Wall Street Journal on PRISCILLA *
Shakespeare honours the best traditions of the novel * TLS *
A world writer * Sunday Herald on SECRETS OF THE SEA *
ISBN: 9781787305212
Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 40mm
Weight: 750g
368 pages