The Volunteers
The Volunteers by Raymond Williams is a political thriller published by Parthian in March 2024. This edition spans 350 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds during the miners’ strike in the 1980s, following the death of a worker in the coalfields of Wales. Months later, a government minister believed to be linked to the incident is shot, prompting Lewis Redfern, a former radical turned political analyst and journalist, to investigate the sniper. His quest leads him through a complex web of civil service leaks and a clandestine organization known as the Volunteers.
Readers will find a fast-paced exploration of espionage and intrigue as Redfern’s obsessive pursuit of justice reveals deeper truths about himself. The story delves into the conflict between moral choice and political loyalty, offering a nuanced perspective on the events of the time. This edition invites readers to engage with the themes of political tension and personal conviction, set against the backdrop of a tumultuous period in history.
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During the miners’ strike in the 1980s, a worker is killed in the striking coalfields of Wales. Some months later, a government minister thought to be connected with the death is also shot. Lewis Redfern– once a radical but now a political analyst and journalist– pursues the sniper, a lonely hunt that leads him through an imbroglio of civil service leaks to a secret organization: a source of insurrection far more powerful than anyone could have suspected known as the Volunteers. In this fast-paced narrative of espionage and intrigue, Redfern, through his obsessive pursuit of justice, finally encounters the truth about himself as the novel discusses the conflict between moral choice and political loyalty.
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