{"product_id":"book-dhje","title":"Hammer to Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's London, the swinging sixties, and by all rights MI6 spy Joe Wilderness should be having as good a time as James Bond. But alas, his postings are more grim than glamorous. Luckily, Wilderness has a knack for doing well for himself even in the most unpromising postings-though this has gotten him into hot water in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA coffee-smuggling gig in divided Berlin was a steady money-maker but things went pear-shaped when he had to smuggle a spy back to the KGB instead. In the wake of what became an embarrassing disaster for MI6, Wilderness is reprimanded with a posting to remote northern Finland, under the guise of a cultural exchange program to promote Britain abroad. Bored by his work, with nothing to spy on, Wilderness finds another way to make money-this time by smuggling vodka across the rather porous border into the USSR. He strikes a deal with his old KGB pal Kostya, who explains to him there is-no joke-a vodka shortage in the Soviet Union, following a grain famine caused by Khrushchev's new agricultural policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there is something fishy about why Kostya has suddenly turned up in Finland, and MI6 intelligence from London points to a connection to the mining of cobalt in the region-a critical component in the casing of the atomic bomb. Wilderness's posting is getting more interesting by the minute, but more dangerous too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from the no-man's-land of Cold War Finland to the wild days of the Prague Spring, and populated by old friends (including Inspector Troy) and old enemies alike, \u003cem\u003eHammer to Fall\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping tale of deception and skullduggery, of art and politics-a gripping story of the always riveting life of the British spy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49292408914224,"sku":"BDdhje","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49292409176368,"sku":"ZEdhje","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49292409209136,"sku":"ZMdhje","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dhje-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775889836","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dhje","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}