The Most Difficult Thing

How do you know who’s on your side, if you don’t know whose side you’re on? I thought it would really take something to kiss my children goodbye one morning and walk out the front door, knowing I wouldn’t be back. But in the end, it was simple. The door had already been opened; all I had to do was walk. David is the heir to global company TradeSmart, run by his philanthropic father Clive Witherall. Meg is an ambitious intern at a national newspaper, determined to break into the media world. Anna is hiding a dark secret, desperately clinging onto her new identity. When the three friends meet Harry, everything changes … As Anna finds herself drawn into the dark and highly controlled world of espionage, she is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the people who have recruited her – and about herself. The Most Difficult Thing is an irresistible combination of contemporary espionage and domestic suspense, set between London, the Maldives and the Greek islands. A stylish and assured debut from the granddaughter of Kim Philby, Britain’s most famous communist double-agent, it leaves the reader questioning who they should trust, right to the very last page.