{"product_id":"all-the-old-knives-by-olen-steinhauer-9781447295761","title":"All The Old Knives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is one of the sparest, most elegant spy novels I have come across in a long time . . . Written in glistening prose - with not a word wasted - it proves Steinhauer truly is John le Carré's rightful heir.\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOW A MAJOR NEW FILM ON PRIME VIDEO STARRING CHRIS PINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCelia used to lie for a living. Henry still does. Can they ever trust each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSix years ago, Henry and Celia were lovers and colleagues, working for the CIA station in Vienna, until terrorists hijacked a plane at the airport. A rescue attempt, staged from the inside, went terribly wrong. Everyone on board was killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat night has continued to haunt all of those involved; for Henry and Celia, it brought to an end their relationship. Celia decided she'd had enough; she left the agency, married and had children, and is now living an ordinary life in the Californian suburbs. Henry is still a CIA analyst, and has travelled to the US to see her one more time, to relive the past, maybe, or to put it behind him once and for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut neither of them can forget that question: had their agent been compromised, and how? And each of them also wonders what role their lunch companion might have played in the way things unfolded . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the Old Knives\u003c\/em\u003e is Olen Steinhauer's most intense, most thrilling and most unsettling novel to date - from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author deemed by many to be John le Carré's heir apparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe film adaptation of \u003cem\u003eAll the Old Knives\u003c\/em\u003e, starring Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, and Jonathan Pryce, is set to launch on Prime Video in early 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240587014380,"sku":"9781447295761","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781447295761-all-the-old-knives-1.jpg?v=1787920877","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/all-the-old-knives-by-olen-steinhauer-9781447295761","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}