The Frenchman Series - Book 2
Dark Arena
An Unseen Library Choice for January
A Mystery Tribune Pick of the Month's Best Crime, Mysteries, & Thrillers
A Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine of Most Anticipated Books of 2024
A Murder&Mayhem Pick of Top 3 Spy Fiction Books of 2024
A Thriller Zone Pick of 20 Summer Reads
A high-stakes thriller that could be ripped from today’s headlines—from the bestselling author of The Frenchman.
Alec de Payns, espionage operative of the Y Division of the DGSE, France’s famed foreign intelligence service, is tasked with tracking down an agent of influence sending highly classified material against the Kremlin to embassies all over Europe.
A deadly conspiracy is aligning the West against Russia. But who is behind it? And to what end?
The clues lead to a secret meeting of businessmen, terrorists, and mercenaries on a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean, which de Payns must infiltrate. What he discovers sets off a Europe-wide manhunt in a desperate scramble to prevent an international catastrophe.
Former DGSE spy Jack Beaumont’s Dark Arena is another chillingly plausible thriller delivering all the taut plotting, superb action, and authentic spycraft that made The Frenchman a critically acclaimed bestseller.
Praise