The Interrogator

Andrew Williams worked as a senior producer for the BBC's flagship Panorama and Newsnight programmes, and as a writer and director of history documentaries. He is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books, The Battle of the Atlantic and D-day to Berlin, and four acclaimed novels, The Interrogator, (shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Silver Dagger Award and the Ellis Peters Award), To Kill a Tsar, (shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Award and the Walter Scott Prize), The Poison Tide and The Suicide Club. You can find out more about Andrew Williams and his writing at www.andrewwilliams.tv, and you can follow him on twitter at @AWilliamswriter or on Facebook.

'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' -- Daily Mail 'One of the most gripping books I have read for some time' -- The Times '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' -- Bill Greenwell, Independent 'Andrew Williams' The Interrogator is an exciting, pacy Second World War novel with a clever twist...' -- Andrew Roberts, Daily Telegraph 'Introduces tension by lingering on the rough justice meted out by German prisoners of war' -- Herald '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' -- Morning Star '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.' -- Shots 'An excellent job...this 375-page hardback provides one of the best reads I have enjoyed for a long time. Worth every penny' -- Dover Express & Folkestone Herald 'An interesting slant on the war hero... this is a first-rate debut, highly recommended' -- Bookseller A 'ripping yarn' -- Adelaide Advertiser (Australia) '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' -- Driffield Leader 'A gripping