Creation Lake

This summer, meet Sadie Smith: seductive, cunning and going undercover - the Booker-shortlisted, wickedly entertaining New York Times bestseller 'Hugely enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMES 'Wonderfully seductive' ALAN HOLLINGHURST 'Really fantastic - get it!' SARAH JESSICA PARKER 'Entrancing' MICK HERRON Sadie Smith - a 34-year-old American undercover agent of ruthless tactics and bold opinions - is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France. Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical activists influenced by the beliefs of an enigmatic elder, Bruno Lacombe. But just as she is certain she's the seductress and puppet master of those she surveils, Sadie becomes caught in the crossfire between the past and the future. 'Kill Bill written by John le Carré' OBSERVER 'Smart, sinuous.brimming with heat' NEW YORK TIMES 'Reinvents the spy novel in one cool, erudite gesture' HERNAN DIAZ 'Laced with a killer dose of deadpan wit' WASHINGTON POST * A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES , GUARDIAN , DAILY TELEGRAPH , NEW YORK TIMES , VOGUE , INDEPENDENT , HARPER'S BAZAAR AND MORE *