{"product_id":"secrets-of-state","title":"Secrets of State","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035908875\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo countries are brought to the brink of nuclear war in this breathtaking thriller from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Mission\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam Trainor's outspokenness left him marginalised in Washington. Formerly a top South Asia expert in the State Department, Sam's knowledge is now being used in the private sector, but he finds profits-driven consulting work difficult to adjust to. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Sam stumbles across the transcript of a phone conversation discussing ways to provoke conflict between India and Pakistan, he \u003ci\u003eknows\u003c\/i\u003e that conversation can't have taken place because he is having an affair with one of the alleged participants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomeone is deliberately stoking the simmering conflict between nuclear-armed rivals. To prevent all-out war, Sam must work out the answers in a deadly game where no one, not even his closest colleagues, can be trusted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gut-churning international thriller' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'(A) fantastic read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent political thriller' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41509164318853,"sku":"PR399928","price":31.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXG7XEO1ZJR.jpg?v=1769932708","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/secrets-of-state","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}