A Loyal Spy

Conway, Simon
Simon Conway is a former British Army officer and international aid worker. He has cleared landmines and the other debris of war across the world. As Co-Chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition he successfully campaigned to achieve an international ban on cluster bombs. He currently works for the charity The HALO Trust opening up access to hazardous areas.

He lives in Glasgow with his wife, the journalist and broadcaster Sarah Smith. He has two daughters.A LOYAL SPY, his third novel, won the 2010 CWA Steel Dagger Award for Best Thriller of the year.Visit Simon Conway's website at www.simonconwaybooks.com and follow Simon on Twitter @simongconway and Instagram @simongconway

'Another well-earned award - the Steel Dagger went to Simon Conway's A Loyal Spy. Thrillers that straddle the globe and have millions of lives at stake are standard issue in the genre. But this one does it differently. It's sprawling, violent and contemporary, with whiffs of authenticity that lift it above the crowd.' -- Spectator 'A thumping read that joins the dots in the War on Terror. Conway writes with passion and authority on the murky forces unleashed after 9/11.' -- Tim Butcher, author of Sunday Times No1 Bestseller Blood River - A Journey To Africa's Broken Heart 'Complex and detailed ... Conway has concocted a credible, and wholly cynical, tale of dirt, death and double-dealing, of deracine anti-heroes for whom perpetual conflict has become both lifeblood and poison.' -- The Times 'Simon Conway boldly illustrates the anarchy of "asymmetric warfare" by adopting a shapeless plotline ... our reward for grasping the complexities is an enhanced sense of the authenticity of Conway's personal experience and a conventionally stonking action climax.' -- The Telegraph 20100616 'accuracy seeps out of every page' -- Daily Mail 20100616 'A Loyal Spy is full of the elements that make a thriller such a joy. Simon has a huge amount of knowledge of that part of the world, he has a facility for believable scenes, for convoluted plotting that would confuse le Carre, and a marvellous range of characters.' -- Shots magazine 20100616 '... impressive for the wealth of authentic detail ... and the intricate architecture of its story ... a compelling and very enjoyable British spy novel which offers some fascinating insights into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.' -- Canberra Times 20100616 'A LOYAL SPY has incredibly well drawn characters, evocative descriptive passages, and a superbly balanced narrative structure - the twists are unexpected but convincing and the final extended sequence is truly nail-biting. Terrific!' -- Misha Glenny, author of McMafia 20100616 'Alarmingly