The Arms Maker of Berlin

Fesperman is the closest thing America has to John le Carr?, a writer of great elegance and sophistication whose novels are as topical as they are compelling. In a market saturated by factory-made thrillers, Fesperman stands out as a spy novelist of the highest quality. - Charles CummingStylish, thoughtful and satisfying - Daily MailFesperman focuses on Switzerland and Germany and the wartime intrigues of the White Rose student movement, which dared to speak out against Hitler, as he crafts a tale of love, war and betrayal - West AustralianIt goes without saying that Fesperman is a master of orchestrating tension - but he is equally good at characterising his vulnerable, conflicted protagonists - Daily Express on THE AMATEUR SPYA superb spy thriller worthy of sharing shelf space with the novels of John le Carr? and Ken Follett...darkly imaginative...draws a dramatic portrait - USA Today on THE PRISONER OF GUANTANAMOA terrific novel of intrigue, duplicity and death in the shadow of the Khyber Pass...Fesperman is that rare journalist who is also a gifted novelist...first-rate - Washington Post on THE WARLORD'S SONAn absorbing novel with some provocative commentary on America's war on terror - Susannah Yager, Sunday Telegraph on THE PRISONER OF GUANTANAMO