The globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the upcoming action blockbuster Argylle (February 2024), featuring a star-studded cast including&nbsp;Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena, and directed by Matthew Vaughn of Kingsman trilogy fame A luxury train speeding towards Moscow and a date with destiny. A CIA plane downed in the jungles of the Golden Triangle. A Nazi hoard entombed in the remote mountains of South-West Poland. A missing treasure, the eighth wonder of the world, lost for seven decades. One Russian magnate's dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos. Only Frances Coffey, the CIA's most legendary spymaster, can prevent it. But to do so, she needs someone special. Enter Argylle, a troubled agent with a tarnished past who may just have the skills to take on one of the most powerful men in the world. If only he can save himself first...

Argylle: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Conway, Elly

Genre Fiction

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Argylle

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La novela de la protagonista de una de las películas más esperadas del año: ARGYLLE. Un espectacular thriller de espías, acción y aventura. &nbsp; Elly Conway, Bryce Dallas Howard en el filme, es la autora de la novela que inspira la película dirigida por Matthew Vaughn y con un elenco espectacular que reúne a Henry Cavill, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cena y Dua Lupa. &nbsp; Christopher Clay tuvo una infancia difícil. Nacido en Rusia y abandonado por sus padres, fue adoptado por una familia americana con la que se crió en los Estados Unidos. Pero nunca olvidó sus orígenes y regresó a su país convertido en Vasily Federov, un hombre de negocios inmensamente rico, decidido a recolocar a su país en el centro del poder mundial. Frente a él, Frances Coffey, legendaria agente de la CIA y su equipo de agentes especiales. Entre ellos, Aubrey Argylle, cuyo oscuro pasado familiar le capacita para una misión tan peligrosa como sofisticada: localizar, antes que los hombres de Federov, el escondite de un tesoro napoleónico, arrebatado por los nazis y trasladado en secreto a uno de los lugares más recónditos de Europa. Las cartas están echadas, que gane el mejor. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION One Russian magnate's dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos. Only Frances Coffey, the CIA's most legendary spymaster, can prevent it. But to do so, she needs someone special. &nbsp; Enter Argylle. His life came to a crashing halt as a teenager. Since then he has been treading water, building barriers between himself and the world. Until one moment of compassion and brilliance will bring him to the attention of the most powerful woman in the secret world. &nbsp; Coffey knows all about Argylle's dark past. She knows it haunts him. But she also knows it may give him the skills to join the team going up against one of the most powerful men in the world. His crash course in espionage will take him from the jungles of Thailand to the boulevards of Monaco, from the monasteries of Mount Athos to a forgotten cavern buried deep in the mountains. &nbsp; It is a deathly rollercoaster ride that will either make him - or break him...

Argylle (Spanish Edition)

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