The Interrogator [Paperback]

'Andrew Williams's debut novel The Interrogator has a flair, grasp of detail, and strong characterisation that reminds me uncannily of Robert Harris's best-seller Enigma, and there's no higher praise . . . This is a terrific first novel. Harris had better watch out'

'One of the most gripping books I have read for some time'

'The tensions within the intelligence community simmer excitingly ... his dialogue is energetic, and he is armed with a real passion for these events.  Events are never absurd or melodramatic, and the characters are damaged, driven and fallible ... this is gripping stuff.  Williams has put his knowledge to work, and any reader will emerge from this debut entertained and half-amazed at a terrific, mostly untold story'

'Andrew Williams' The Interrogator is an exciting, pacy Second World War novel with a clever twist...'

'Introduces tension by lingering on the rough justice meted out by German prisoners of war'

'This atmospheric first novel makes good use of different viewpoints ... maintaining the  excitement and sense of mystery even though the reader knows how the story must end'

'Not only is this a gripping thriller ... but (it) is confidently researched and cheekily written enough to include a cameo role for that real life Naval Intelligence officer of the day, a certain Ian Fleming.'

'An excellent job...this 375-page hardback provides one of the best reads I have enjoyed for a long time. Worth every penny'

'An interesting slant on the war hero... this is a first-rate debut, highly recommended'

A 'ripping yarn'

'This is a terrific first novel with the best description I have ever read of the noise of the  explosion that occurred when HMS Loyalty, on which I was serving, was torpedoed on 22nd  August, 1944'

'A gripping thriller ... confidently researched and cheekily written'

'An interesting slant on the war hero ... this is a first rate debut, highly recommended'

'A gripping thriller ... confidently researched and cheekily written'

"Utterly convincing...atmospheric...He keeps this book involving, suspenseful and fascinating to the end, and it is a remarkable first novel" Review

"Utterly convincing...atmospheric...He keeps this book involving, suspenseful and fascinating to the end, and it is a remarkable first novel"

 'An interesting slant on the war hero ... this is a first rate debut, highly recommended' -

'A gripping thriller ... confidently researched and cheekily written'

'This complex and well-written book offers a fascinating insight into a little-explored area of the conduct of war'

Pride of place for the best debut of the year  goes to Andrew Williams for his World War II thriller......it evokes the war-time world of code-breaking and naval intelligenc ewith exceptional flair....  For a first novel, this is a stand out performance, and marks Williams out as a star of the future...'

After studying English at Oxford University, Andrew Williams worked as a senior producer for the BBC's Panorama and Newsnight programmes, then wrote and directed history documentaries. He is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books: The Battle of the Atlantic and D-Day to Berlin. His three acclaimed novels The Interrogator, which was shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Silver Dagger Award, To Kill a Tsar, shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Award and the Walter Scott Award, and most recently The Poison Tide, are all published by John Murray. Andrew Williams lives with his family in Edinburgh. You can find out more about Andrew and his writing at www.andrewwilliams.tv and www.johnmurrays.co.uk, and you can follow him on twitter at @AWilliamsWriter or on Facebook