Shake Off

Mischa Hiller is a winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the Best First Book Category for South Asia & Europe. Raised in London, Beirut, and Dar El Salaam, Hiller lives in Cambridge, England.

'Hypnotic ... A spy thriller of the highest class.' - Charles Cumming, New York Times bestselling author of The Trinity Six - 'Poignant and human. ... a unique and engaging voice ... deftly drawn ... Powerful and thought-provoking, this is a book that stays with the reader. Mr Hiller's Shake Off is hard to shake off.' - The Economist - 'In the best Le Carre tradition ... Hiller brings to his work not only a craftman's skill but also a compassion for his characters that proves infectious.' - Haaretz (Israel) - 'Ingeniously plotted and skillfully paced ... interlaces compelling human stories with political espionage. The suspense builds until the very end.' - Saudi Gazette (Saudi Arabia) - 'Successfully mixes the suspense and fast pace of a spy story with a set of complex, compelling characters and unexpected situations.' - The Jordan Times (Jordan) - 'Gripping [and] taut ... recalls the cool detachment and compelling eye for ordinary detail that characterized the early thrillers of Graham Greene.' - Independent on Sunday (UK) - 'Melancholy and dreamlike, Hiller's neat upending of conventions movingly captures the realpolitik of a conflict perpetrated by the shared interests of enemies.' - Telegraph (UK) - 'Excellent ... A fast-moving, literate thriller.' - Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)