THE FRENCHMAN RETURNS

When a DGSE agent is brutally murdered in front of his family, the ‘Company’ swings into action, determined to track down the killers.

Meanwhile operative Alec de Payns of the secretive Y Division is turning a Russian intelligence officer by blackmail. His team must establish who is posting classified material against the Kremlin to embassies all over Europe.


The clues lead to a secret meeting of businessmen, terrorists and mercenaries on a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean, which Alec must infiltrate. What he discovers there will set Europe on course for catastrophe. Can de Payns and his team establish who is setting up an assassination? Who is the target? And will they be able to stop it?


A deadly Europe-wide manhunt, Dark Arena is another electrifying thriller from ex-DGSE spy Jack Beaumont, delivering all the taut plotting, superb action and authentic spycraft that made The Frenchman a critically acclaimed bestseller.




‘If it wasn’t for my background, I would have said that this was fiction, but knowing what I know, Dark Arena is as real and as deeply disturbing as a world I once knew.’ -Ant Middleton, former UK Special Forces



‘A rollicking good read. Espionage skills abound in each fast-paced chapter. Lovers of spy novels are in for a treat – another exciting glimpse into contemporary yet fictional intelligence work.’ -Paul Symon AO,
former Director-General, Australian Secret Intelligence Service




Praise for The Frenchman by Jack Beaumont:


‘It’s a richly detailed cloak-and-dagger thriller reminiscent of the novels of John le Carre … I hope Jack Beaumont, whoever he is, writes a follow-up.’ – Stephen Romei, The Australian


‘There’s authenticity on every page.’ – Herald Sun


‘A superior thriller.’ – Courier-Mail


‘Taut and terrific.’ – Gold Coast Bulletin


‘A gripping thriller with an extremely authentic feel … highly recommended.’ – Canberra Weekly


‘Beaumont reveals a world of international espionage that’s at once exhilarating, morally repugnant, and deadly … An action-packed spy thriller with an authentic feel.’ -Kirkus Reviews


‘The Frenchman is, in the way of many thrillers, a disturbing reminder of how fragile our modern world is and how easy it might be [to] upend the world order. It is a spy thriller that only an insider could have written.’- The Blurb


‘The Frenchman is one of the finest examples of the spy genre in recent memory. Suspenseful, masterfully plotted, and completely riveting. But what truly sets it apart from others in the field is its matchless authenticity, and the book’s keen interest in its characters and the human cost of the worlds they inhabit.’- Nic Pizzolatto, author of Galveston and creator and writer of HBO’s True Detective

ISBN: 9781761066689
Author: BEAUMONT, JACK
Available stock: 4
Price: $36.99
Title: Dark Arena