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Book Title: The Peak
Author: Sam Guthrie
Genre: International Political Thriller (Espionage, Friendship and Betrayal, Geopolitics)
Read if you like: John le Carré, Robert Harris, Dervla McTiernan, Daniel Silva
Available from 2nd July 2025
A World End Secret
The Peak unfolds across a single tense day in the political corridors of Canberra, Beijing and Hong Kong. Charlie, a long-serving political operator, is forced to confront a dangerous betrayal by his oldest friend Sebastian. What follows is a tightly paced story of secrets, loyalty and a world on the brink of collapse.
Real World Intelligence
Sam Guthrie draws on 25 years of experience in diplomacy, trade and government strategy to deliver a thriller with striking authenticity. Every chapter carries the authority of lived experience. Readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative where global politics and personal history collide with devastating consequences.
Why It Stands Out
This is a confident debut that reshapes modern spy fiction. With fast-paced plotting and moral depth, The Peak has earned praise for its sharp writing and complex characters. It is a perfect read for anyone who loves fiction that reflects real-world issues with intelligence and emotional weight.
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Blurb
Blurb
'Now I'll tell you what happened, as best I can. No spin. No agenda. If I get something wrong, it's not because I'm being evasive. It's simply because I'm still trying to understand what happened today ... It's to explain, as best I can, what Sebastian has done, and why tomorrow when you wake up, it will be the end of the world.'
Political hatchet man Charlie will do anything to protect Sebastian, government minister and his best friend since their brutal private school days. Rising to power and prominence through international diplomatic postings and then the rough and tumble of Australian politics, they are as close as brothers - or so Charlie thinks - while both keep the secret that lies at the very heart of their relationship - a secret that in one way or another will change the world.
But then a single phrase in Mandarin is spoken in Sebastian's ear and he does the unthinkable. As Charlie tries to piece it all together - from their youth spent in Hong Kong to the recent past in Beijing and Washington - things in the outside world start to fall apart too. Planes can't land, the phone lines go down and the power is out. Then the secret intelligence services comes knocking. Charlie wonders, what the hell did Sebastian do?
From the jostling streets of Hong Kong to Beijing's shadowy halls of power and the backstabbing Machiavellian workings of Parliament House in Canberra, The Peak is a powerful, propulsive and nailbitingly tense international thriller. Written with an extraordinary insider knowledge of China, the realities of global power and the inner dealings of the Australian Government, The Peak has the authenticity and moral complexity of a Le Carre novel and the narrative power of an Australian Robert Harris.
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