Vagabond

Seymour is, quite simply, one of the finest thriller writers in England, every bit the equal of Frederick Forsyth and Robert Harris . . . Packed with detail, spectacular action and a flair for storytelling, [THE CORPORAL'S WIFE] is further proof of just how fine a thriller writer he is. - Daily Mail on THE COPORAL'S WIFEThis is another masterly performance from an author whose recent work turns individual spying missions into ambitious ensemble dramas mixing action scenes and love stories with espionage. - The Sunday Times on THE COPORAL'S WIFEThose [Seymour] sends off into dangerous territory are, in fact, his readers. With each book, we enter a dangerous universe, and are totally involved with utterly plausible characters, faced with moral choices that are rarely straightforward . . . The single most important element here is the obsessive Winnie, whose pursuit of revenge for her dead agent is the motor for all that happens. Winnie is a forceful creation, with her burning resentment against those who feel contempt for the way the rest of us live. - Independent on THE COPORAL'S WIFEOnce again demonstrating his ability to probe the moral murkiness of the spy trade and create an absorbingly diverse ensemble, Seymour crafts a sophisticated, reader-teasing tale. - The Sunday Times on THE COPORAL'S WIFE[Seymour's] books are rich in the drama of people reacting to events and situations they never could have expected. - Weekend Press (New Zealand) on THE COPORAL'S WIFEPicking up a novel by Gerald Seymour is like taking a deep breath of fresh air . . . his subject here is the Middle East, presented with a vividness and veracity that makes most of his rivals look footling . . . As always with Seymour, the sense of a minatory foreign landscape is acutely rendered . . . never have the badlands of Iraq been evoked with such oppressive rigour. And how many other writers would have fleshed out the bomb-maker, who would simply represent "evil" in most thrillers? Seymour allows us into the life and consciousness of this man, movingly describing his marriage to a mortally ill woman. When readers get to the nailbiting climax, involving an agonising wait for airborne rescue, they may be wondering why they should bother with any other thriller writer. - Independent on THE COPORAL'S WIFESeymour is a master of the thriller set on the murky edges of modern war . . . As ever he juggles action, context and suspense with a special-forces level of expertise. How long before he turns to Libya? - i on THE COPORAL'S WIFE