{"product_id":"book-g3xi","title":"The Price of Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Barlay's gripping Cold War drama about the threat of nuclear war\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaid up in a CIA hospital, recovering from a gunshot wound, British agent Maxon is about to have his peaceful convalescence shattered. As the radio DJ introduces \u003ci\u003eIn the Mood\u003c\/i\u003e, the swinging sound of Glenn Miller is cut off by a shrill, insistent alarm - one signalling imminent, universal death. America's brand new Global Early Warning System has detected an approaching nuclear missile from outer space...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the attack never takes place. The weapon, launched from an unmanned Soviet space vehicle, was destroyed seconds later - so how did the public alert come to be broadcast? As a member of the elite team responsible for safeguarding GLEW, Maxon is assigned to investigate. Meanwhile, he takes on a second, parallel mission - helping his ex-lover, Jacqueline, prove her scientist husband Kowalski has not turned traitor and leaked GLEW secrets to the Russians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSearching for answers, Maxon travels to Toronto, where he is framed for murder and forced to go on the run. And when he finally uncovers the shocking truth, he finds himself mired in deceit and treason - and caught up in a deadly game of nuclear poker. With the doomsday clock pointing to two minutes to midnight, can Maxon and Jacqueline avert disaster?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by acclaimed novelist Stephen Barlay\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e this tense espionage thriller stars \u003cb\u003eIan Hendry\u003c\/b\u003e as Maxon and \u003cb\u003eToby Robin\u003c\/b\u003es as Jacqueline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Stephen Barlay\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Peter King\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed and played by Ed Welch (piano) with Ron Aspery (saxophone)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaxon - \u003cb\u003eIan Hendry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline - \u003cb\u003eToby Robins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisc Jockey\/Announcer\/MP\/Gloucester\/Wennstrom - \u003cb\u003eNigel Graham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector Wells\/President\/Doomsday Man - \u003cb\u003eBob Sherman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterviewer\/Reporter - \u003cb\u003eMadi Hedd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain - \u003cb\u003eStuart Milligan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuard - \u003cb\u003eIan Tyler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNurse\/Nadia- \u003cb\u003eZhivila Roche\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReporter\/MP\/Announcer\/Stewardess - \u003cb\u003eAlex Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeryov - \u003cb\u003ePeter Gale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePetrushka - \u003cb\u003eRichard Marner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEllsberg - \u003cb\u003eGeorge Coulouris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nachalnik - \u003cb\u003ePaul Hardwick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocke - \u003cb\u003eAlan Tilvern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKowalski - \u003cb\u003eCarl Duering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCabbie - \u003cb\u003ePeter Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHostess - \u003cb\u003eGay Baynes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePapa Mike - \u003cb\u003eErrol MacKinnon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMinister\/Sandy - \u003cb\u003ePeter Tuddenham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCall Girl\/Operator - \u003cb\u003eCarole Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChuck - \u003cb\u003eBruce Boa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector - \u003cb\u003ePeter Marinker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFergus - \u003cb\u003eJames Bryce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAram Sarian - \u003cb\u003eVladek Sheybal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaul - \u003cb\u003eBlain Fairman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGirl - \u003cb\u003eMary Cornford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinston - \u003cb\u003eStuart Organ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTucker - \u003cb\u003eNorman Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSleet\/Reporter - \u003cb\u003eBrett Usher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 24 April-19 June 1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49361065410864,"sku":"BDg3xi","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/287083-g3xi-Square.jpg?v=1734492588","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g3xi","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}