A SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'HANINGTON EXCELS... THERE ARE NODS TO LE CARRE, BUT HIS IMPRESSIVE DEBUT IS HIS OWN THING' The Sunday Times 'THOUGHTFUL, ATMOSPHERIC AND GRIPPINGLY PLOTTED' Guardian 'IMPRESSIVE... HANINGTON HAS TRUE TALENT' The Times ' TREMENDOUS ' William Boyd ' ENTHRALLING ' Michael Palin ' AMAZINGLY GRIPPING ' Melvyn Bragg ' A BELTING GOOD READ ' A.L. Kennedy ' I LOVED EVERY MINUTE IN THIS BOOK'S COMPANY ' Fi Glover ' A NATURAL STORYTELLER ' John Humphrys ' DEEPLY INTELLIGENT ' Will Gompertz Kabul, Afghanistan. In a brilliantly plotted contemporary thriller with echoes of Graham Greene and John le Carré , William Carver, a veteran but unpredictable BBC hack, is thrown into the unknown when a bomb goes off killing a local official. Warned off the story from every direction, Carver won't give in until he finds the truth. Patrick, a young producer, is sent out on his first foreign assignment to control the wayward Carver, but as the story unravels it looks like the real story lies between the shadowy corridors of the BBC , the perilous streets of Kabul and the dark chambers of Whitehall . Set in a shadowy world of dubious morality and political treachery, A Dying Breed is a gripping novel about journalism in a time of war, about the struggle to tell the stories that need to be told - even if it is much easier not to. *And William Carver returns in Peter Hanington's new novel, A Single Source - out now* Thoughtful , atmospheric and grippingly plotted ― Guardian Thoughtful , atmospheric and grippingly plotted ― Guardian A former stalwart on the Today programme, Hanington is as good on BBC politics as he is on the UK's ambiguous role east of Suez , and excels , too, at character portraits of figures such as the British ambassador. There are nods to John le Carré, but his impressive debut is its own thing , with three radio men (including the Radio 4 breakfast show's dissolute editor) at its centre, not spooks or civil servants― The Sunday Times (Thriller of the Month) A former stalwart on the Today programme, Hanington is as good on BBC politics as he is on the UK's ambiguous role east of Suez , and excels , too, at character portraits of figures such as the British ambassador. There are nods to John le Carré, but his impressive debut is its own thing , with three radio men (including the Radio 4 breakfast show's dissolute editor) at its centre, not spooks or civil servants― The Sunday Times (Thriller of the Month) It is a pleasure to welcome A Dying Breed , an impressive debut by Peter Hanington, with many years on Radio 4's Today programme behind him. The multilayered plot , set in Afghanistan and BBC headquarters, moves excitingly and entertainingly but also raises serious current issues about dodgy political and commercial interference with the search for truth by journalists...The subplots and secondary characters are admirable. Hanington has true talent ― The Times It is a pleasure to welcome A Dying Breed , an impressive debut by Peter Hanington, with many years on Radio 4's Today programme behind him. The multilayered plot , set in Afghanistan and BBC headquarters, moves excitingly and entertainingly but also raises serious current issues about dodgy political and commercial interference with the search for truth by journalists...The subplots and secondary characters are admirable. Hanington has true talent ― The Times Graham Greene-lite but rings true, like an episode of Homeland spiked with a bit of Spooks ― Esquire Graham Greene-lite but rings true, like an episode of Homeland spiked with a bit of Spooks ― Esquire A p owerful and compelling story. His characters are vivid and interestingly unpredictable ... These are real people in real places and it is impossible not to become too deeply involved in a plot that is intriguing without becoming over-complicated, and which builds to a gripping climax― Country Life A p owerful and compelling story. His characters are vivid and interestingly unpredictable ... These are real people in real places and it is impossible not to become too deeply involved in a plot that is intriguing without becoming over-complicated, and which builds to a gripping climax― Country Life A tremendous novel - shot-through with great authenticity and insider knowledge - wholly compelling and shrewdly wise ― William Boyd A tremendous novel - shot-through with great authenticity and insider knowledge - wholly compelling and shrewdly wise ― William Boyd A Dying Breed is an enthralling page-turner, and, as befits an author steeped in newsgathering, there's a real sense of authority and authenticity at work in this quality thriller .― Michael Palin A Dying Breed is an enthralling page-turner, and, as befits an author steeped in newsgathering, there's a real sense of authority and authenticity at work in this quality thriller .― Michae