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| Author | Terry Hayes |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel Thriller Spy fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | November 2023 |
| Pages | 672 |
| ISBN | 978-0593064962 |
The Year of the Locust is the second novel by former journalist and screenwriter, Terry Hayes. It was published on 9 November 2023[1].
Ridley Kane is a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA. He is sent into difficult areas to do whatever is required, and get out again - by whatever means necessary. He is sent to the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan to exfiltrate Extraction_(military) a valuable source. There he meets 'The Locust', a man with equally impressive skills who is the main antagonist of the novel.
Laura Wilson in the Guardian said The Year of the Locust starts promisingly with vivid descriptions, some terrific action sequences and lashings of suspense, there is plenty to entertain and distract you while you drum your fingers. But around three-quarters of the way through and with no prior warning, the plot takes a sideways leap and lands in an entirely different genre, which may leave you not so much intrigued as utterly bewildered.
